Carlos Alcaraz is the best of all: the Spaniard stays at the US Open and becomes the youngest number 1 in history

The wait was long, but it was worth it. After 4:00 p.m. in New York, 5:00 p.m. in Chile, one of the most anticipated finals of recent times began to play. The last Grand Slam of the year was a storm of emotions and the definition could not be left behind. Carlos Alcaraz beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6. 7-6 (1) and 6-3, after 3 hours and 20 minutes of play.

Moreover, it was a special day for the United States, for the 21 years that have passed since the attack on the World Trade Center. For this reason, large and visible white numbers were seen on the side of the field, with the date: 11/09/01. Reason, too, for which a series of tributes were paid before the meeting.

As he jumped onto the hard court at Arthur Ashe Stadium, multiple applause fell on the face of Casper Ruud, however, the full ovation went to crowd favorite Carlos Alcaraz. And this condition made him count in the first games.

The first serve went to the Norwegian. The Spaniard almost beat him from the start, however, Ruud completed the first task. The Pause reached the third game. That was enough for Carlitos to keep the advantage until the end of the first lap. From 2-1, we went to 6-4 with which the native of El Palmar won.

Consecration. The 23-year-old tennis player struggled and points of great intensity were experienced, where silence took hold of the stands. But it was far from the aggressiveness displayed throughout the tournament. Alcaraz didn’t let him get ahead on the court and in 49 minutes he won the first set.

If this start was at the pace of Alcaraz, the second set showed the opposite. The Hispanic was erratic and Casper Ruud used his moment to equalize in the final. Nothing less than two breaksthe Oslo-born broke his streak of losing sets against the Spaniard -he had never taken any from him- and won with a resounding 6-2, breaking when he went 4-2 and in the last Game. With that, the definition of the final (and number 1) was tied at 1-1.

From two times with defined dominators, they moved on to third; most even in the afternoon. At the start, Alcaraz recomposed and we thought he would dominate. She went bankrupt immediately. However, Ruud was not into sudden falls. From 2-0 it went to 2-2.

It was a decisive parity. Carlos Alcaraz looked exhausted, but he kept fighting. Consecutive duels in five sets seemed to catch up with him. However, he did not renounce his services. Of course, Ruud neither. At 3-3, at 4-4, at 5-5 and at 6-6. The latter, after an exhausting battle, where the Norwegian was able to keep the set. In the end, the tiebreaker it was inevitable. There, the Spanish stuff was impressive and the Ruud stuff oddly inaccurate. 7-1 was the result of the definition and 2-1 the youngest in the final was up.

Subject more than known. Since it was confirmed that the final would be between these tennis players, one of the most discussed issues was that the winner of the US Open would climb to the top spot in the ATP rankings. After 3 hours and 20 minutes of meeting, it was Alcaraz who won the course, thus becoming the youngest number 1 in history, at 19 years old. Beat the record held by Lleyton Hewitt, who was 20 at the time to climb to the top of the leaderboard.

To achieve this, he had to overcome an even fourth and final lap. Nothing was given, logical. But the Hispanic had a resurrection, after his moments of exhaustion, and for Ruud it was out of control. In the sixth game of the set, the Spaniard broke the Norwegian. 4-2 up. The next game, he feared. The 23-year-old was 30-0, close to a break. Alcaraz had no surprises then and came back.

More changes. Ruud won his serve and Alcaraz served with the option to win. Championship and ranking point. to breathe. Go out and 45-30. On the ground and hands to the face. Tennis welcomes its new monarch. At 19, Carlos Alcaraz climbed to the top of the ATP rankings, the most recent of all time and won the US Open, his first Grand Slam. A title that says the future is the present.