The new champion of the US Open, the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, confessed this Sunday, with the trophy in his hands, having fulfilled a “child’s dream” by reaching the leadership of the world ranking.
“Being number one in the world is something I’ve dreamed of since I was a child. Being a Grand Slam champion was something I worked very hard for. It’s hard to talk now, there are so many emotions,” he added on Arthur. Ashe Stadium in New York.
The Murcian tennis player beat Norwegian Casper Ruud in the final in four sets, with partials of 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-1) and 6-3, in three hours and 20 minutes, and became He is the youngest number one and the youngest Grand Slam champion since his compatriot Rafael Nadal at Roland Garros in 2005.
“This is something I’ve always tried to achieve. All the hard work I’ve done with my team and family. I’m only 19 years old, all the hard decisions were made together with my team and family. This is really special to me. “, said.
Carlos Alcaraz won three consecutive matches in five sets to reach the final of the fourth major of the season in Flushing Meadows, he spent 23 hours and 40 minutes on the court before beating Ruud, who will climb to second place in the ATP ranking, and He will become the youngest US Open winner since American Pete Sampras in 1990.
“There is no time to be tired in the last rounds of the Grand Slam and in all the other tournaments. You have to be ready and give everything or you have inside of you. It is something that I worked hard for,” explained Alcaraz, successor of Russian Daniil Medvedev in New York.
Source: TSF
