Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 13, 2025 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his first round match against Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz was impressed with his level early in his bid to complete a career Grand Slam after an imperfect but entertaining 6-1 7-5 6-1 win over Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko to ease into the Australian Open second round on Monday.
Four-times major champion Alcaraz is targeting his maiden trophy at Melbourne Park to become the youngest man to capture all four Grand Slam titles and the 21-year-old went all guns blazing for an emphatic victory after a nervy opening game.
