Alcaraz leaves Sinner behind after winning the Australian Open title

Carlos Alcaraz is building a considerable lead over his chief competitor Jannik Sinner, who was unable to retain the Australian Open title.

Carlos Alcaraz officially claimed his first Australian Open title in his career following a convincing victory over Novak Djokovic in the final held on the evening of February 1st, Vietnam time.

Alcaraz raised his total Grand Slam count to 7, surpassing Rafael Nadal (Open Era) and Don Budge (all-time) to become the youngest player in history to complete a Career Grand Slam (winning all 4 Grand Slam titles during his career).

With 7 Major titles, Alcaraz now holds a 3 Grand Slam lead over his main rival Jannik Sinner. The Italian player has won 4 Majors at the Australian Open (2024, 2025), Wimbledon (2025), and US Open (2024), but has never claimed the Roland Garros title.

Moreover, the prestigious Norman Brookes Trophy obtained at Melbourne Park helped Alcaraz extend his lead over Sinner in the live, accurate ATP world rankings on the Live ATP Ranking website.

Before the 2026 Australian Open, the points gap between Alcaraz and Sinner was 550 points. After this valuable title in Australia, Carlitos expanded his lead over his main rival to 3,350 points.

The reason the gap widened sixfold is that Sinner failed to defend his title and lost 1,200 points. Conversely, Alcaraz earned an additional 1,600 points, maintaining his position at the top of the world rankings.

In other developments within the ATP top 10, Novak Djokovic is now in the top 3, pushing Alexander Zverev down to 4th. Taylor Fritz rose 2 spots to 7th despite not advancing far at the Australian Open, benefiting from Felix Auger-Aliassime and Ben Shelton both losing points.