Tennis
VIDEO. Will he win the cup? How did Alcaraz reach the 1/16 final at the Australian Open?
Leader in ATP world rankings Carlos Alcaraz Spain advanced to the third round of the 2026 Australian Open.
Spaniards were defeated in the second round Yannick Hanfmann (Germany, ATP 102) in 2 hours 46 minutes.
Australian Open 2026. 1/32 final
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) [1] – Jannika Hanfmann (Germany) – 7:6 (7:4), 6:3, 6:2
In the first match, Carlitos was one point behind and came back with a score of 1:3.
Alcaraz played his third head-to-head match against Hanfmann. He tackled Adam Walton in the first round.
Carlos is 22-0 unbeaten against opponents outside the ATP Top 100 at Grand Slams, with 12 of those wins coming in three sets.
Since the introduction of the 32-seed rule in major tournaments in 2001, Alcaraz’s meeting with Moutet will be the second meeting between the No. 1 and 32 seeds in men’s singles, after Roger Federer and Nicolas Massu at Roland Garros in 2006.
Video review of Carlos Alcaraz – Yannick Hanfmann match
Photo gallery of the match
Source: Sport UA
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