Tennis-Alcaraz wins U.S. Open, ascends to world primary By Reuters

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© Reuters. Tennis – U.S. Open – Flushing Meadows, New York, United States – September 11, 2022 Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz reacts through the males’s closing towards Norway’s Casper Ruud REUTERS/Mike Segar

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By Rory Carroll

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz beat Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 within the U.S. Open closing on Sunday to win his maiden Grand Slam title and rise to world primary for the primary time.

Alcaraz, 19, fell to his again and cupped his palms to his face, rolling over earlier than leaping as much as supply a hug on the internet to Ruud.

The electrifying Alcaraz, who thrilled followers over the two-week event in New York together with his acrobatic shotmaking, youthful vigour and late-night finishes, changed Russian Daniil Medvedev on the prime of the rankings.

Alcaraz is the youngest-ever world primary since ATP rankings started in 1973.

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