Winning the US Open is something to boast about and something that any tennis player is going to keep for life, but doing it at the age of 19, and that also catapults you to be the next leader of the ATP world rankings, is something that only a youngster named Carlos Alcaraz can boast about, an issue that was recognized by the greatest Grand Slam winner in history, Rafael Nadal.
As if that were not enough, it was the match in which he suffered the least throughout the second week of the last Grand Slam of the year, and Alcaraz came from playing three consecutive five-set matches, and had many hours playing on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court, but that was not an impediment for the man from El Palmar to give a real exhibition and thus overcome Casper Ruud in four sets and win the U.S. Grand Slam.
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Rafael Nadal’s words for Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud
Not even 30 seconds after Carlos Alcaraz won the point with which he became the owner of the US Open, and his compatriot Rafael Nadal had already congratulated him through a message addressed to him via his Twitter account.
“Congratulations @carlosalcaraz for your first Grand Slam and for the number 1 which is the culmination of your first great season that I am sure will be many more,” Rafael Nadal wrote on his Twitter account.
But that was not all, Nadal also did not forget Casper Ruud, Grand Slam finalist and immediately rained responses to Rafa, winner of 22 Grand Slams.
“Great effort @CasperRuud98, very proud of you! Tough luck today but amazing tournament and season! Keep going!”, Nadal said.
Record-breaking day for Alcaraz at US Open
Carlos Alcaraz will top the ATP rankings as of Monday, September 12, 2022, and he will do so at just 19 years old, to become the youngest man ever to be the leader of the rankings, but that’s not all.
It took 22 years for a teenager to conquer the last Grand Slam of the year. Pete Sampras won it in 1990, but now Carlos Alcaraz is also the youngest tennis player to win the US Open, so the night of September 11, 2022 will be unforgettable for a youngster who has just tasted his first sweetness, but who is already the best tennis player on the planet.
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