US OPEN – ATP Ranking: Carlos Alcaraz becomes the youngest No. 1 in history and erases Lleyton Hewitt from the shelves – Eurosport FR

We knew it, this final of the US Open would lead to a double dose of happiness for its winner. Carlos Alcaraz is therefore this one after getting the better of Casper Ruud in four sets on Sunday night. The cake is obviously this first major title. It would not have been less beautiful, less striking, nor less moving without this place of world number one. But the cherry is damn beautiful, too. If this takeover could initially only be ephemeral as the gaps are narrow at the top, it is nonetheless historic. At 19 years, 4 months and 7 days, Alcaraz will become Monday the youngest number one since the creation of the ATP ranking in 1973. The Spaniard does not only beat this record. He pulverizes it. Never a player under 20 had settled at the top of the hierarchy. The previous record was owned by Lleyton Hewitt, number one for the first time at 20 years and almost 9 months.US OpenLong live King Alcaraz!4 HOURS AGOA final service winner and immeasurable joy: the historic match point of ‘AlcarazYouth in powerThis is all the more impressive given that the time has been rather aging for the elite of men’s tennis over the past ten years. Not long ago, the Top 10 was almost exclusively monopolized by thirtysomethings. Youth pushed (Alexander Zverev was world No. 3 at 20), Jannik Sinner also performed very well very early on, but it is almost paradoxical that the youngest number one in history arises in our time. One more sign, if needed, which testifies to the extraordinary side of Juan Carlos Ferrero’s protege. Of course, his accession to the throne was accelerated by certain circumstances. Starting with the fact that over the past 52 weeks, Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have only been able to play intermittently. The Serb has only played nine tournaments over this period, the Spaniard ten. We can discuss, when there is still time, whether Carlos Alcaraz is already indisputably the best player in the world. But he is the world number one and, frankly, this suit suits him perfectly. The 28 world number ones Name Country Date Ilie Năstase Romania 08/23/1973 -Unis03/03/1980Ivan lendltchécoslovakia28/02/19 1983Mats Wilandersuède12/09/1988Stefan Edbergsuède13/08/1990Boris Beckerallemagne17/02/1991Jim Courieretats United States 10/02/1992pete UNITAL SAMPRAETTATATS /1996Marcelo RíosChili30/03/1998Carlos MoyàEspagne15/03/1999Ievgueni KafelnikovRussie03/05/1999Patrick RafterAustralie02/08/1999Marat Safin Russie20/11/2000Gustavo KuertenBrésil04/12/2000Lleyton HewittAustralie19/11/2001Juan Carlos FerreroEspagne08/09/2003Andy RoddickEtats-Unis03/11/ 2003Roger FedererSwitzerland02/02/2004Rafael NadalSpain18/08/2008Novak DjokovicSerbia04/07/2011Andy MurrayGreat Britain07/11/2016 Daniil MedvedevRussia28/02/2022Carlos AlcarazSpain12/09/2022US OpenLIVE: Follow the final between Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz7 HOURS AGO OpenAlcaraz – Ruud: Only one will touch the Grail and take the throne16 HOURS AGO