"MELBOURNE, Australia -- Carlos Alcaraz overcame possible cramps and injury to fend off Alexander Zverev in an epic, momentum-swinging five-setter Friday, becoming the youngest man in the Open era to reach the finals of all four Grand Slam events. At 22, he's aiming to be the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam. He reached his first Australian Open final the hard way, winning 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in 5 hours, 27 minutes."
"That's despite being two points away in the third set from a semifinal victory in a tournament where he hadn't dropped a set through five rounds. After a medical timeout for treatment on his upper right leg and massages on the same area at two changeovers, Alcaraz's footwork wasn't up to his usual standard for the rest of the match."
Carlos Alcaraz battled Alexander Zverev in a five-set Melbourne semifinal, winning 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 in 5 hours, 27 minutes. He became the youngest player in the Open era to reach finals at all four Grand Slams and aims to complete a career Grand Slam. Alcaraz faced physical issues after a medical timeout and leg massages, which affected his footwork, and almost lost after being two points from victory in the third set and trailing in the fifth. He broke Zverev when Zverev served for the match in the tenth game. The top-ranked Alcaraz will face either Jannik Sinner or Novak Djokovic next.
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