Younger star Alcaraz wins the US Open – Muricas News

In the mean time of the nice triumph, the whole lot fell away from Carlos Alcaraz. The Spanish starlet threw his racquet apart and fell to the bottom, surprised. He lastly discovered some power and ran to his field, the place he hugged associates, household and coaches. The overjoyed tennis professional would have most well-liked to hug the entire world.

The 19-year-old gained his first Grand Slam title and have become the youngest world primary in tennis historical past. Alcaraz prevailed within the ultimate of the US Open in New York on Monday night time towards the Norwegian Casper Ruud (23) 6: 4, 2: 6, 7: 6 (7: 1), 6: 3 and was rewarded with it twice: In his first Grand Slam ultimate he gained the premiere and changed the Russian Daniil Medvedev because the chief on this planet rankings.

“It’s one thing I’ve all the time dreamed of, being primary on this planet and a champion at a Grand Slam,” mentioned Alcaraz. “It’s arduous for me to speak about proper now. I've many feelings.”

There has by no means been a youthful primary than Alcaraz amongst males. The distinctive expertise can also be the primary teenager since compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2005 (French Open) to triumph in a Grand Slam event. The final time there was a youthful winner on the US Open was 32 years in the past by the American Pete Sampras. One of many first to congratulate Nadal was through Twitter: “That is the fruits of your first nice season, there will definitely be many extra to come back.”

Alcaraz acquired prize cash of two.6 million US dollars for the win. The defeated Ruud, who might have been the primary Norwegian to win the Grand Slam event and be primary on this planet, can console himself with 1.3 million US dollars. A minute’s silence was noticed earlier than the primary serve at Arthur Ashe Stadium in entrance of about 24,000 spectators on the anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist assault.

“It’s going to get on my nerves – and we’ll each really feel it,” Ruud mentioned earlier than the match. Each younger stars really began nervously, with Alcaraz struggling within the second set from the big pressure of the earlier six video games with a complete taking part in time of 20:19 hours. However the Spaniard efficiently fought again.

The day earlier than, the Pole Iga Swiatek had gained the ladies’s Grand Slam. The 2-time French Open winner gained the ultimate on Saturday towards the Tunisian Ons Jabeur 6: 2, 7: 6 (7: 5). (dpa)