Carlos Alcaraz Reveals Details About his Lack of Celebration After the Australian Open Win

Carlos Alcaraz has already announced not to play the Rotterdam Open.

Carlos Alcaraz Reveals Details About his Lack of Celebration After the Australian Open Win

Carlos Alcaraz wins the 2026 Australian Open title (image via X)

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If the fans were looking for a moment where the tectonic plates of tennis finally shifted for good, they just found it. It happened on a warm Sunday night in Melbourne, February 1, 2026.

Carlos Alcaraz didn’t just win a tennis match. He didn’t just pick up another trophy to stuff into a cabinet that’s already overflowing. He walked into Novak Djokovic’s living room, Rod Laver Arena, a place where the Serbian legend had never lost a final, and he took the keys. Usually, after a win like this, a player celebrates his heart out. However, Alcaraz was having none of that. Alcaraz said on El Mundo:

I wish I’d had the energy to go out and celebrate. After the final, I got back to my room at two in the morning and couldn’t do a thing. I was exhausted. I played a few games with my brother, and that was the extent of my celebration. I was completely wiped out. I’m eager to get to Murcia so I can rest.

This transparency is exactly why fans love him. He’s a supernatural talent on the court, but off the court, he feels like a regular guy who wants to enjoy the moment. In a sport that can sometimes feel a bit too stiff and traditional, Alcaraz brings a vibe that is desperately needed.

Alcaraz has already announced that he won’t be playing Rotterdam this year. He would have been the defending champion as he beat Alex de Minaur in the final last year to win his first title of the season.

Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic: The showdown

The Carlos Alcaraz fans were all nervous in that first set. Novak Djokovic came out looking like the machine he’s always been. He was precise, he was brutal, and he swept the first set 6-2. It looked like the “old guard” wasn’t ready to clock out just yet.

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic (2)
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic (Image via X/Carlos Alcaraz 4K)

But this is where Alcaraz showed us why he’s different. In the past, young players would crumble after getting steamrolled by Djokovic in an opener. Alcaraz didn’t blink. He adjusted. He started playing with that chaotic, beautiful aggression that only he can pull off.

He took the next two sets, 6-2, 6-3, flipping the momentum entirely. The fourth set was a dogfight—the kind of tennis that makes your palms sweat just watching it. At 5-5, it felt like it could go five sets.

But Djokovic, uncharacteristically, started to crack. A few unforced errors later, and Alcaraz closed it out 7-5. The image of him collapsing in tears on the blue hard court? That’s going to be on posters for the next fifty years.

Making History: How Carlos Alcaraz Broke the Melbourne Curse

To understand how big this is, the fans have to look at the numbers. Before this match, Novak Djokovic was undefeated in Australian Open finals. 10 for 10. It was the most dominant record in the sport.

Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic
Carlos Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic (Image via X/Carlos Alcaraz 4K, PandaSportsPicks)

By snapping that streak, Alcaraz became the youngest player in history to win all four majors (Wimbledon, US Open, French Open, and now the Australian Open). He did it faster than Federer. Faster than Djokovic. Even faster than his idol, Rafael Nadal, who was actually sitting in the stands watching the torch pass in real-time.

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