Casper Ruud

USOpen.org previews the 2022 US Open men's singles final between Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz used his combination of moxie and maturity to beat Casper Ruud in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to earn his first Grand Slam title at age 19 ...

1 himself who won the French Open in 2003 and reached the final of that year’s U.S. He won 34 of 45 points when he went to the net Sunday. It came while he was trailing 4-3 in the first set; he raced forward to a short ball that bounced twice before Ruud’s racket touched it. But he erased each of those point-from-the-set opportunities for Ruud with the sorts of quick-reflex, soft-hand volleys he repeatedly displayed. NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz used his combination of moxie and maturity to beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to earn his first Grand Slam title at age 19 and become the youngest man to be ranked No.

Carlos Alcaraz is a Grand Slam champion. The Spaniard defeated Casper Ruud in four sets to not only win the US Open but also become the new world No. 1.

1 in the world and be champion of a Grand Slam,” Alcaraz said post-match. There will surely be many more major titles to come for the precocious Spaniard now that he has opened his account in New York. At 3-2 up in the fourth set, the decisive moment arrived as Alcaraz launched a vicious attack on the Ruud serve to break once more and begin his march towards closing out the match. “It’s tough to explain everything,” Ruud said in his speech after the match. For Ruud, it was another hugely impressive run to what was a second Grand Slam final after he came up short against Rafael Nadal at the French Open earlier in the summer. “I was thinking about them. This is something that is really special for me. “My mum is not here and my grandfather,” he continued, with tears in his eyes. It's fun that the finalists will be No. Incredibly, it meant that the Spaniard has now won at least one set in 65 consecutive matches. 1 but No. It was an error-strewn opening from both players, who each looked understandably nervous in their first Grand Slam final.

The teenager beat his Norwegian opponent 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 to capture the US Open – and a grand slam title – for the first time in his young career.

He had no further answers for the supreme, dynamic shotmaking of Alcaraz as he surged to victory. Before the start of his match with Ruud, he had spent 20 hours and 20 minutes on court, and had contested three consecutive five-setters. It was audacious, and as he held serve with an overhead after a thrilling point, the crowd responded with a standing ovation. The final marked the first time in the Open era that two players had faced each other with a maiden grand slam title and the No 1 ranking on the line. Alcaraz started the match playing free, attacking tennis, unfurling his full array of shots, constantly sweeping forward to the net. He beat his Norwegian opponent 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 to capture the US Open – and a grand slam title – for the first time in his young career.

Carlos Alcaraz has already recovered from three successive five-set matches, two of which finished past 2am; he needed three hours and 20 minutes to defeat ...

Alcaraz admitted with a smile that he was "a little bit" tired, but said: "I always said it's not time to be tired in the final round of a Grand Slam. "To have that epic in Wimbledon, and then to be just so close and not get over the line then, it certainly motivated me. It's probably the hungriest I have ever been for a Grand Slam." [skysports.com/tennis](http://www.skysports.com/tennis), our Twitter account [@skysportstennis](https://twitter.com/SkySportsTennis) & Sky Sports - on the go! He'll know that that was his chance, but unfortunately he came up against me today. "It's fun that both finalists will be number two and number one. Both Carlos and I knew what was at stake. I feel bad for him because he's such an incredible ambassador for our sport. "This is something I dreamed of since I was a young kid. I'm just 19-years-old so a lot of the decisions are with my team, my parents. He then made it four games in a row as Alcaraz's energy dipped. Today was a special day.