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Carlos Alcaraz Source: Profimedia NEW YORK – Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the finals of the US Open grand slam tournament. In the semi-finals, he defeated the American Francesco Tiafoe 6:7, 6:3, 6:1, 6:7, 6:3. The nineteen-year-old Spaniard also has a chance to become the youngest world number one in the history of men’s tennis if he defeats Casper Ruud from Norway in the final. So far, the youngest was Lleyton Hewitt at the age of 20 years and nine months. In the event of a final triumph, Ruud will become the unit. Alcaraz managed the third consecutive five-set drama at the tournament. Both tennis players performed an attractive game, the audience gave them several standing ovations. Just like in the first set after a wonderful exchange, when Alcaraz caught up with several seemingly lost balls, until he finally played an elusive forehand down the line. Tiafoe initially benefited from a good serve, but from the middle of the match he stopped doing well on it. Alcaraz scored 59 match-winning punches, Tiafoe eight less. The statistic of unforced errors was more pronounced, the American made 52 of them, the Spaniard 37. Tiafoe with tears in his eyes “I wanted to be here on Sunday and hold the winner’s cup above my head. I had it in my head. I know many are proud of what I did it. I wanted it to end a little differently, that’s all,” Tiafoe said after the match with tears in his eyes. He then added: “I just proved that I can play tennis with the best and I’m capable of winning Grand Slams.” A tribute from Alcaraz to the American. After these words, Michelle Obama, the wife of the former American president, also applauded in the audience. Alcaraz immediately paid tribute to him: “Frances really left everything on the court. We fought for every point and it doesn’t matter if we play for five or six hours. It’s incredible. I played three five-set matches, all very long, very demanding. Energy I have nothing but thanks to all of you. The final will be for my family, for my team and for all of you.” Ruud to the second final of the Grand Slam Ruud advanced to the final when he defeated the Russian Karen Khačanov in the semifinals in four sets, 7:6 (5), 6:2, 5:7, 6:2. In the 1st set at 4:4, they both lost serve twice, but then they held it back and the opening act reached a tiebreak. Ruud already led 4:1 in it and finally used the third set point at 6:5. Although Chačanov won the first game of the second set, he lost serve in the third and fifth games, and Ruud’s 4:1 lead proved to be too much. The Norwegian finished the second set with a clean game of his serve, in which he did not lose a single fifteenth of his own serve. The third set was evenly matched for a long time as both held serve. Khačanov got ahead 6:5, but in the 12th game he broke his opponent and reduced it to 1:2. In the fourth set, Ruud came back to play from the second, avoiding unnecessary errors and taking a 4-1 lead after breaks in the third and fifth games. He didn’t let it be taken away and ended the match after 3 hours with a clean serve. Photo gallery (15) Source: SITA/AP/John Minchillo Excellent match “It was an excellent match from my side. At first I was nervous, I lost a lot of serves. Then I calmed down and played excellently in the 2nd and 4th sets. I very happy to reach the final. After losing in Paris I thought it might be my only Grand Slam final in my career. It’s very satisfying to be in a big final again. I try to handle every important match and cherish every opportunity I get,” said Ruud. For the 23-year-old Norwegian, it will be the second Grand Slam final in his career. He fought for the title for the first time in the ongoing season at the Roland Garros tournament in Paris, losing to Spain’s Rafael Nadal. Alcaraz will fight for the title at the Grand Slam tournament for the first time, and if he succeeds in the final, he will become the second youngest US Open men’s champion at the age of 19 years and four months. So far, the youngest tennis player to win the title at the US Open is the American Pete Sampras (19 years, 28 days). “It’s amazing to fight for big things,” said Alcaraz. men – singles – semi-finals: Carlos Alcaraz (Sp.-3) – Frances Tiafoe (USA-22) 6:7 ​​(6), 6:3, 6:1, 6:7 (5), 6:3 Casper Ruud ( Nor.-5) – Karen Chačanov (Rus.-27) 7:6 (5), 6:2, 5:7, 6:2 Photo gallery for the article Number of photos: 15 Author: © VIDEO list: YouTube/US Open Source : TASR