Melbourne, Jan. 23 -- World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz secured his spot in the fourth round of the 2026 Australian Open with a commanding straight-sets win over France's Corentin Moutet at Rod Laver Arena on Friday.
The top seed triumphed 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 in a largely one-sided third-round clash that lasted just over two hours.
Alcaraz set the tone early by breaking serve in the opening game of the match and quickly raced to a 5-1 lead in the first set. Although Moutet briefly resisted reducing the deficit, the Spaniard closed out the set comfortably.
The second set saw Alcaraz continue his dominance, breaking serve twice to surge ahead. Moutet mounted a brief comeback by winning four consecutive games to edge in front, but the world No. 1 remain...