Alcaraz won the US Open and became the youngest number one in the history of the rankings!

Carlos Alcaraz is writing a fairy tale.The 19-year-old Spanish tennis player dominated his first Grand Slam, beating Casper Ruud 6:4, 2:6, 7:6 and 6:3 in the US Open final. He also became the youngest world number one on the ATP rankings.

When Casper Ruud of Norway chooses a holiday destination, it will definitely not be Spain. He won’t want to see the red and yellow flag for a while now, as he reached the Grand Slam final twice this year and lost twice to Spanish tennis players.

He lost to the legendary Rafael Nadal in the French Open final and to his successor Carlos Alcaraz at the US Open.

It is “Carlitos” who is considered Nadal’s successor. Since the beginning of the season, he has been giving great performances and showing that he will soon be the world number one, as we wrote about in February.

But perhaps even he himself did not expect it to be so soon. “This is something I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid. It’s something I’ve worked really hard for. It’s hard to talk about everything right now. I have so many emotions inside me,” Alcaraz gushed after the final.

He will become the youngest world number one in history, surpassing Australian Lleyton Hewitt, who took the throne at 20 years, 8 months and 23 days. Alcaraz is 19 years, 4 months and 7 days old.

Meanwhile, he and Ruud have been battling not only for the Grand Slam title but also for the top spot on the ATP rankings. The Norwegian tennis player has to settle for second place. For the first time in history, two players competed against each other for the first Grand Slam and the world number one position.

Alcaraz is an exceptional tennis player. His incredibly fast legs and inexhaustible physical fund allow him to play superhuman strokes, and he has also become extremely mentally stronger since the beginning of the year. Does that remind you of anyone? Yes, he’s a bit of a right-handed copy of the Spanish tennis legend.

Source: US Open