{"id":78356,"date":"2025-01-15T09:01:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:01:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=78356"},"modified":"2025-01-15T09:01:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T14:01:56","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-dominant-australian-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2025\/01\/15\/carlos-alcaraz-dominant-australian-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz&#8217;s Dominant Australian Open Win Almost Breaks Personal Record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz came close to achieving his personal record for the fewest games lost in a Grand Slam match with a commanding win over Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/australian-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Australian Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard dropped only five games in a 6-0 6-1 6-4 triumph, which is one more than he allowed against J.J. Wolf last year at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/french-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Roland Garros<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In an emphatic second-round performance, Alcaraz skillfully balanced power and finesse to dominate Nishioka, losing just four points in a rapid-fire opening set and winning the first nine games before Nishioka held serve for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the disparity in skill during the match, Nishioka smiled after playfully encouraging Alcaraz&#8217;s ball to go long on game point, triggering the Margaret Court Arena spectators to erupt in cheers during this light-hearted moment while Nishioka celebrated by launching a ball into the air.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Fun moment on MCA \ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n<p>Relief for Nishioka as he holds his serve for the first time against Alcaraz<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AusOpen<\/a> \u2022 <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AO2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AO2025<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KuJlZlVkdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KuJlZlVkdr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianOpen\/status\/1879361861646229800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Alcaraz\u2019s win extended his flawless record against left-handers at Grand Slams to 8-0 and completed the match in just one hour and 22 minutes, unleashing 14 aces and never facing a single break point, after facing four in his straight-sets victory against Alexander Shevchenko in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish superstar will now face Nuno Borges next after the Portugues produced a stellar performance to knock out 27th seed Jordan Thompson in straight sets, to the shock of the home fans. The World #3 aims to become the youngest man to achieve a career Grand Slam during this tournament after winning the Roland Garros title last year to add to his successes at Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo credit: Danielle Parhizkaran USAToday<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz came close to achieving his personal record for the fewest games lost in a Grand Slam match with a commanding win over Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday at the Australian Open. The Spaniard dropped only five games in a 6-0 6-1 6-4 triumph, which is one more than he allowed against J.J. 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