At 19, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain has won his first major title—and becomes the youngest men's tennis player to achieve the No. 1 ranking
o be a top athlete, you have to do more than just play to your strengths. Sometimes, especially when under pressure, you need to draw on a overlooked part of your game.. He beat Casper Ruud of Norway 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 , 6-3 on Sunday night at the 2022 U.S. Open to win his first major championship—and become the youngest-ever No. 1 men’s tennis player in the world.
But, displaying the true mark of a champion, Alcaraz used his serve to wrestle control of the championship on Sunday night, when Ruud, 23, put himself in position to break Alcaraz late in the match. It was if the younger man was drawing on some hidden power. “It’s tough to talk right now,” he said in his on-court interview after the match. Was he finally exhausted? “A little bit,” he said, smiling.
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