It has been a whirlwind six months for champion Australian wheelchair tennis athlete Dylan Alcott.
Not only did he beat home all-comers to win Tennis Australia's Newcombe Medal in November, but that came on the back of singles and doubles gold at the Rio Olympics.
You beauty: Dylan Alcott celebrates his quad wheelchair singles title in Melbourne. Credit:Getty Images
Then, in front of a sizeable crowd on Rod Laver Arena on Saturday, the 26-year-old won his third straight Australian Open quad wheelchair singles title.
Yes, that's right, Alcott featured on centre court only hours before the hugely anticipated women's singles final between the Williams sisters.
"To get Tennis Australia to put that on Rod Laver Arena, the first ever wheelchair tennis match at a grand slam on a centre court, competing for an actual grand slam trophy, how amazing is that?," Alcott said.
"It was humbling and it was a big honour to be part of that, for sure."
His unique, perhaps cheeky, style of lobbying played a big part in Tennis Australia scheduling the match against Great Britain's Andy Lapthorne on the showpiece stadium, relegating the boys' singles final to an outer court.
"I studied economics – supply and demand," Alcott explained. "There's [only] one centre court. I don't think they would have got 5000 at the boys singles final.
"I kept saying to Tennis Australia, is you put me on court eight or court seven, you're going to be about 4000 seats short because I knew that a lot of people were going to come and watch.
"The proof was in the pudding. Every corner of that stadium was full. I can't thank Tennis Australia enough for their continuing support of what I am about."
Alcott's eye was also on the bigger picture as he continued to push the case as to why sport for disabled athletes should get more exposure.
He believes his sport deserves the same treatment at the other slams. "I think the head of the French tennis federation was sitting there and so was the head of Wimbledon.
"If it's the standard of tennis, please tell me that that first ever match on Rod Laver Arena wasn't good enough, because I'll tell you that it was.
"I want to entertain the crowds of Paris and London as well. I think I look good in white. I'd love to wear the all whites. I'll dye my hair white if I get to play Wimbledon."
But first Alcott wants to put his feet up after his decisive 6-2, 6-2 win over Lapthorne – and celebrate hard. After all this latest grand slam title has again been won in his home city.
"I remember last year Novak [Djokovic] gave me this trophy on Rod Laver and he said 'not even I can win a grand slam in my home city, because I don't have one.
"Federer doesn't. Lleyton's from Adelaide. I'm literally from 10 minutes away. I train here every day. It's pretty cool to do that."
Scott Spits is a sports reporter for The Age