Carlos Alcaraz has pleaded with Australian Open organisers to schedule him on Rod Laver Arena after playing the opening two matches of his grand slam campaign on Margaret Court Arena.

Carlos Alcaraz is known for getting tattoos to commemorate the Grand Slam titles that he wins, and he revealed his "idea" for if he wins the Australian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz has never won the singles title at the Australian Open. It’s the only Grand Slam trophy he is still to win and the 21-year-old Spaniard has vowed that he will get a kangaroo tattoo if he wins in Melbourne this year.

Eyebrows were raised when the order of play for Monday night came out and top drawcards Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz and Nick Kyrgios were all scheduled to play at the same time. The decision meant fans could only watch one of three superstars.

Carlos Alcaraz dropped his first set of the tournament but still safely secured his passage into the fourth round of the Australian Open with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-3 victory over Nuno Borges on Friday.

The Spaniard loses his first set of the tournament against the Portuguese. Carlos Alcaraz has qualified for the last 16 of the Australian Open for the second year in a row. The Spaniard, knowing that glory is decided on the big stages of tennis,

Carlos Alcaraz became the third youngest player to reach an impressive Grand Slam milestone when he won his third-round clash at the Australian Open on Friday.