Tickets to watch genuine tennis history unfold at the Australian Open remain available — but they will set punters back an eye-watering amount.

Coming off one of the finest wins of his legendary career, Novak Djokovic will hold an unprecedented 25th major trophy aloft if he defeats young superstar Carlos Alcaraz in Sunday night’s men’s final.

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No matter the result, it will be a momentous climax to the tournament, with Alcaraz vying to become the youngest man to achieve a career grand slam.

After winning two titles each at the French Open, US Open and Wimbledon, Alcaraz won through to his first Melbourne Park decider when he toppled German Alexander Zverev in an unforgettable semi-final on Friday.

The battle of the legendary, ageless Djokovic against a young warrior, 16 years his junior, is the most eagerly anticipated men’s final in Australia since great rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal faced off in a major decider one last time back in 2017.

After Djokovic booked his spot in the championship match with a monumental five-set triumph over dual defending champion Jannik Sinner in the early hours of Saturday morning, attention turned to securing the hottest ticket in world sport.

On Saturday afternoon, the cheapest tickets to the Djokovic-Alcaraz showdown were $1899.

When those were quickly snapped up, some re-sale tickets went online for a staggering $6598.

Other individual tickets ranged between $5718 and $5999.

Already clear as the most prolific men’s champion of all time, Djokovic will overtake Margaret Court’s long-standing record of 24 grand slam singles titles if he can claim an 11th Australian Open crown.

The Serbian superstar has won all 10 of the previous finals he has contested at Melbourne Park, beating Nadal, Andy Murray, Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jo-Wifried Tsonga on his Rod Laver Arena fortress.

Alcaraz and Djokovic have previously faced off twice in a major final, with the 22-year-old Spaniard winning both times at Wimbledon in 2023 and 2024.

“He (Alcaraz) also had a big match, but he has 15, 16 years on me,” a weary Djokovic said about 3am on Saturday morning.

“It’s going to be a bit easier for him to recover.

“I play tennis competitively mainly to be able to reach the finals of grand slams.

“I’ll think about finals later (on Saturday and Sunday), but for me, this is a win (over Sinner) that almost equals winning a grand slam (trophy).”

Arguably Djokovic’s greatest rival and Alcaraz’s biggest mentor and idol, Nadal will be in the stands watching on Sunday night.

Thanks to the Australian Open’s major sponsor Kia, Nadal is back in Melbourne for the first time since he finished his legendary career at the end of 2024.