Australian Open: Alcaraz Clinches Career Slam With Win Over Djokovic

There was going to be history on Sunday no matter what, and Ben and Tumaini end their Australian Open coverage with discussion of Carlos Alcaraz's big win over Novak Djokovic, coming back from a slow start to clinch his career slam by winning the Australian Open, his seventh major title overall. We discuss Alcaraz's present and his ambitions for all-time greatness, where this event leaves his rivalry with Sinner, the future for Djokovic, the significance of a post-Ferrero win. We also, as we planned, use our last show of the tournament to look back at one of the early storylines: American players getting questions about U.S. politics in press conferences, and why we think this is a completely fair and rational thing to have happen. Thank you for listening! Our Patreon is back up and running to ensure NCR keeps going and stays ad-free, and we hope you can join in supporting NCR ! And we especially thank our GOAT backers: Pam Shriver and J. O'D. And please check out Ben's new writing home, Bounces ! And Tumaini's work at The Guardian !

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Australian Open: Alcaraz Clinches Career Slam With Win Over Djokovic is an episode from No Challenges Remaining by No Challenges Remaining Tennis Podcast.

This episode is 61:45 long.

This episode was published on Feb 1, 2026.

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