Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic are pursuing sporting greatness of different kinds. Lintao Zhang, Clive Brunskill / Getty Images The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 Australian Open men’s singles final between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. MELBOURNE, Australia — Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic have already played one memorable match in Melbourne, but Sunday’s Australian Open final between the greatest men’s tennis player of a generation and the greatest men’s tennis player of all time carries the weight of sporting history. After two riveting semifinals, in which Alcaraz managed cramps and a rising Alexander Zverev to win in five sets, before Djokovic stunned Jannik Sinner with a crashing baseline performance, fate has delivered a simple equation. Djokovic is seeking to become the player with the most Grand Slam singles titles in history. Alcaraz is playing to become the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam. What awaits tennis Sunday night? The Athletic’s tennis writers, Matthew Futterman and Charlie Eccleshare, weigh in below.
Published: January 31, 2026 3:19 pm
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