The 22-year-old from Spain, now a champion in Melbourne, London, Paris, and New York, became the ninth man to complete the career slam—and the youngest in tennis history.

It’s a very bitter taste and feeling when you lose a grand slam final, especially in this situation that I’ve been in for many years now, and when I had the chance to go to the grand slam final again ...

Alcaraz found his groove in the second set and his athleticism was a level above the 38-year-old Djokovic, with the Spaniard prevailing 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 in a little over three hours.