New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic in a four-set thriller to lift his maiden Australian Open title at the Rod Laver Arena on Sunday and complete a career Grand Slam. Ranked no.1 in the world, Alcaraz lost the first set before rallied to win 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 to become the youngest to complete a career Grand Slam at 22 years and 272 days.

The Spaniard surpassed the record held by Don Budge, who achieved the same in the 1938 French championships, when he was 22 years and 363 days. Alcaraz also became the youngest Spanish to reach the feat after Rafael Nadal, who did it at 24. Incidentally, Nadal was in attendance.

With this win, Alcaraz now has seven Grand Slam titles - one Australian Open, two each at Wimbledon ...