World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz wins Australian Open, clinches career Grand Slam

The GIST: While you were almost certainly sleeping, tennis history was made in Melbourne during this weekend’s Australian Open finals. Here’s what you missed on Glee the signature blue hard courts of Rod Laver Arena.

👑 World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz completes career Grand Slam: Playing in front of his hero, fellow Spaniard and tennis legend Rafael Nadal, 22-year-old Alcaraz became the youngest man to win all four Grand Slams yesterday. What’s more, he defeated the GOAT, No. 4 Novak Djokovic, in four sets to do it. Just the beginning.

• A 24-time Grand Slam champ, Djokovic is prolific at this tourney with 10 trophies. In fact, yesterday marked the first time he ever lost in an Australian Open final.

• Now 38 years old, Djokovic is still playing extraordinary tennis late in his career, knocking out No. 2 Jannik Sinner in Friday’s semi and even winning the first set against Alcaraz — but he admits he doesn’t know what the future holds. Stay tuned.

🏆 No. 6 Elena Rybakina defeats No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for second Grand Slam title: Rybakina capped off a dominant tourney with a thrilling three-set take down of Sabalenka on Saturday, a win that highlighted her powerful serve and poise under pressure. Now she’ll move up to No. 3 in the world rankings while Sabalenka heads back to the drawing board.