Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: Next match, ranking and latest news as Spaniard looks to claim elusive title
The Australian Open is the one men’s singles title that Carlos Alcaraz is yet to pick up, but he hopes 2025 will change that. The Spaniard has never made it past the quarter-finals in Melbourne, but given his talent, that is bound to change sooner rather than later. Alcaraz has enjoyed an incredible career so farGetty He claimed two Grand Slam titles last year, winning the French Open and Wimbledon, moving him onto four in total. Given he is still only 21, Alcaraz will targeting many more Grand Slam titles in the years to come. And he will hope to start 2025 by finally ending his drought at the Australian Open. Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: Ranking Heading into the Australian Open, Alcaraz is ranked at number three in the world. This means he is behind Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev despite the fact he beat Zverez in the French Open final last year. However, he’s ahead of Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev. Alcaraz wants to tick off the Australian Open, then he’s won all the Grand SlamsAFP Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: Next opponent Alcaraz is one of many tennis players already in Australia preparing for the start of the tournament. He will be seeded third in the draw. The draw for the tournament will be held on Thursday, January 9 and will be streamed on the official Australian Open’s website and YouTube channel at 3:30am UK time. Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: How to follow The Grand Slam is being held at Melbourne Park and play is due to get underway on Sunday, January 12, and it will end on Sunday, January 26. Main-day sessions each day begin at midnight UK time, until the semi-finals [Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of GMT]. The night sessions will then get underway at 7:30am UK time. The showpiece event will be shown live on Eurosport. You can also stream every match of the 2025 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+. Entertainment & Sport pass prices on discovery+ are £6.99/month or £59.99/year. For all streaming info, visit here. talkSPORT will also have updates on Alcaraz throughout, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction from his journey. To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. Alcaraz almost always delivers on the big stageGetty Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: What has been said? Former world number seven Andrea Petkovic has criticised Alcaraz for his inability to deal with things when they aren’t going his way. Speaking ahead of the Australian Open, he said: “The only problem I see with Carlos is that he doesn’t have a plan B, and that’s something very necessary which his rivals do possess. “Sinner, Djokovic, or Zverev know how to play differently depending on their feelings; I would even say [Taylor] Fritz has that alternative plan. “What happens with him is that when he’s at his highest level, he’s the best player in the world, but when he’s off his game, his tennis is horrendous. He becomes disorganised, makes many mistakes, can’t rally from the baseline, and commits double faults. “When Carlos is bad, he’s f****** horrendous.”
The Australian Open is the one men’s singles title that Carlos Alcaraz is yet to pick up, but he hopes 2025 will change that.
The Spaniard has never made it past the quarter-finals in Melbourne, but given his talent, that is bound to change sooner rather than later.
He claimed two Grand Slam titles last year, winning the French Open and Wimbledon, moving him onto four in total.
Given he is still only 21, Alcaraz will targeting many more Grand Slam titles in the years to come.
And he will hope to start 2025 by finally ending his drought at the Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: Ranking
Heading into the Australian Open, Alcaraz is ranked at number three in the world.
This means he is behind Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev despite the fact he beat Zverez in the French Open final last year.
However, he’s ahead of Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev.
Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: Next opponent
Alcaraz is one of many tennis players already in Australia preparing for the start of the tournament.
He will be seeded third in the draw.
The draw for the tournament will be held on Thursday, January 9 and will be streamed on the official Australian Open’s website and YouTube channel at 3:30am UK time.
Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: How to follow
The Grand Slam is being held at Melbourne Park and play is due to get underway on Sunday, January 12, and it will end on Sunday, January 26.
Main-day sessions each day begin at midnight UK time, until the semi-finals [Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of GMT].
The night sessions will then get underway at 7:30am UK time.
The showpiece event will be shown live on Eurosport.
You can also stream every match of the 2025 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+.
Entertainment & Sport pass prices on discovery+ are £6.99/month or £59.99/year. For all streaming info, visit here.
talkSPORT will also have updates on Alcaraz throughout, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction from his journey.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Carlos Alcaraz at 2025 Australian Open: What has been said?
Former world number seven Andrea Petkovic has criticised Alcaraz for his inability to deal with things when they aren’t going his way.
Speaking ahead of the Australian Open, he said: “The only problem I see with Carlos is that he doesn’t have a plan B, and that’s something very necessary which his rivals do possess.
“Sinner, Djokovic, or Zverev know how to play differently depending on their feelings; I would even say [Taylor] Fritz has that alternative plan.
“What happens with him is that when he’s at his highest level, he’s the best player in the world, but when he’s off his game, his tennis is horrendous. He becomes disorganised, makes many mistakes, can’t rally from the baseline, and commits double faults.
“When Carlos is bad, he’s f****** horrendous.”
