Carlos Alcaraz wins the US Open and becomes the youngest world No.1 in tennis history

Published on: 09/12/2022 – 02:08 At just 19 years old, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open on Sunday against Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7 /1), 6-3. He thus becomes the first player under the age of 20 to rise to the top of the world tennis hierarchy. This is the advent of Carlos 1er: in the largest tennis arena in the world, the Arthur-Ashe court, Carlos Alcaraz became, on Sunday September 11 at 19, the youngest world N.1 by winning the US Open, his first Grand Slam tournament, at the expense of Norwegian Casper Ruud. The Spaniard won 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7/1), 6-3 in 3:20. Fourth in the world on arriving at Flushing Meadows, he is the first player under 20 to rise to the top of the world hierarchy. Previously, the youngest N.1 was Australian Lleyton Hewitt who was 20 years and 9 months old when he became N.1 on November 19, 2001. Ruud (7th), aged 23 and who had played his first final major in June at Roland-Garros, will become N.2 on Monday. He could also become N.1 in the event of a title. h 40. The previous record was held by South African Kevin Anderson when he lost in the final at Wimbledon in 2018 after spending 23:20 on the court. Alcaraz displayed the full panoply of his talent, physical, tactics and tennis. But the renowned austere Norwegian was not left out to ensure the show. On several occasions, the nearly 24,000 spectators rose to deafening ovations for one or the other of the two players. In the first set, Alcaraz earned the break to lead 2-1 and retained the advantage. Proof of respect between the two gladiators, Ruud admitted that a ball had doubled in his court and thus gave the point to his opponent when he was trailing 4-3. While Alcaraz seemed to get their hands on the match , it was Ruud who dominated the second set by twice taking the service of Alcaraz. The third set started with a break from Alcaraz, but Ruud came back behind to come back to 2-2. new phenomenal point, causing a standing ovation that shook the walls of the Arthur-Ashe court. Practicing a very high level of play, the two men arrived at the tie break. While he had lost the four tie breaks played so far since the start of the tournament, Alcaraz clearly dominated this decisive game this time. In the fourth set, he took Ruud’s service one last time to lead 4-2 and maintain his advantage until the final victory, converted on his second match point. With AFP