“It’s something I’ve dreamed of since I was a kid, to be number one”

Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz was declared champion of the United States Open on Sunday, the first ‘great’ of his career, and at the age of 19 he became the youngest number one in the world ever, after winning the final against the Norwegian. Casper Ruud.

Alcaraz triumphed 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(1) and 6-3 in three hours and 20 minutes against Ruud to take glory in New York, where he is the youngest champion since Pete’s victory over Sampras in 1990 .

The man from Murcia put the icing on the cake of an extraordinary season and after winning the Masters 1,000 in Miami and Madrid and the titles in Barcelona and Rio de Janeiro, he added the US Open to his showcase.

He won the final with authority, character and spectacular tennis that propelled him to the top of the tennis world and made him the sixth representative of Spanish tennis able to put himself at the top of the world rankings.

His youth, his passion, electricity and talent make him a new “great” in tennis, able to mark a new era in this sport.

He defeated Ruud for the third time in three precedents, this time in a final in which both players played for the top of the world ranking in addition to the title.

Source: El heraldo

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