Carlos Alcaraz began his bid to complete a career Grand Slam with an imperfect but entertaining 6-1 7-5 6-1 win over Kazakh Alexander Shevchenko to ease into the Australian Open second round on Monday.

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World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz passed the first obstacle at the Australian Open. The young Spaniard faced Alexander Shevchenko in the first round and earned a 6-1, 7-5, 6-1 victory. Last year's quarter-finalist seeks a Career Grand Slam in Melbourne, trying to become the youngest player to achieve that.