Carlos Alcaraz advances to third round, continues march towards Career Grand Slam

Spanish tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz continued his pursuit of a Career Grand Slam as he reached the third round of the ongoing Australian Open on Wednesday with a win over Yoshihito Nishioka.

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In a stunning display of tennis, Alcaraz mixed power and touch to perfection as he overwhelmed Nishioka by 6-0, 6-1, 6-4. During the opening set, he dropped just four points and also secured the win in his first nine games before dropping one finally. The match lasted an hour and 22 minutes.

Speaking about the match as quoted by the official ATP website, Alcaraz said, "I think the less time you spend on the court at the Grand Slams, especially at the beginning of the other tournament, I think it is going to be better, especially physically. I am feeling great. I just tried to be focused on spending as little time as I can."

Alcaraz extended his record against left-handed players at Grand Slams to 8-0 and hit 14 aces without facing a break point, as compared to four break points faced during the first-round win against Alexander Shevchenko. He was extremely happy with his serve, having worked on it since pre-season.