 "Rafael Nadal congratulates Carlos Alcaraz on US Open win: 'Great season and many more to come'")
New York: Carlos Alcaraz used his determination and maturity to beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 for the US Open trophy at Flushing Meadows on Sunday and became the youngest man to lead the ATP rankings. The Spaniard dropped the second set and faced a pair of set points while down 6-5 in the third. But he erased each of those opportunities for Ruud with the sorts of quick-reflexes, deft touch volleys he has repeatedly displayed over the past fortnight - if not the year. In numbers | Carlos Alcarez establishes many milestones in maiden Grand Slam And with help from a series of shanked shots by Ruud in the tiebreaker, Alcaraz surged to the end of that set. One break in the fourth set was all it took for Alcaraz to seal the victory in the only Grand Slam final between two players seeking both a first major championship and the top spot in the ATP’s rankings, which date back to 1973.
Felicidades @carlosalcaraz por tu primer Grand Slam y por el número 1 que es el colofón a tu primera gran temporada que estoy seguro serán muchas más! 👏🏻
— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) September 11, 2022
Great effort @CasperRuud98 !very proud of you! Tough luck today but amazing tournament and season! Keep going!
Nadal led the congratulatory messages for Alcaraz by saying, “Congratulations Carlos Alcaraz for your first Grand Slam and for No 1, which is the culmination of your great season, which I am sure will be many more.” He also tweeted commiserations for Ruud who suffered his second Grand Slam final loss of the season. The first came at his hands at the French Open in Paris. “Great effort Casper Ruud! Very proud of you! Tough luck today but amazing tournament and season! Keep going!” Others tweeted:
Congratulations @carlosalcaraz and to you @CasperRuud98 as well! What a ride! 🤗
— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) September 12, 2022
What a great final from both!
— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@steftsitsipas) September 11, 2022
¡Qué grande @carlosalcaraz ! https://t.co/OqoMQ3Ag6y
— Roberto BautistaAgut (@BautistaAgut) September 12, 2022
Congratulations to @carlosalcaraz, the youngest #USOpen champion since Pete Sampras!
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) September 11, 2022
(Photo from 2021). pic.twitter.com/2dezvJvtws
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 https://t.co/qkFR48tSHt
— Juan Monaco (@picomonaco) September 12, 2022
Congratulations Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud on an exceptional US Open men's final. Two great sportsmen with many more battles to come. #USOpen2022
— Rod Laver (@rodlaver) September 12, 2022
KING. CARLOS.
— Nicolas Kiefer (@Nicolas_Kiefer) September 11, 2022
✨ Youngest Miami & Madrid men’s champion
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 12, 2022
✨ Youngest to defeat both Nadal & Djokovic
✨ Youngest ATP500 champion ever (Rio 2022)
✨ Youngest US Open champ since Sampras (1990)
✨Youngest Grand Slam champ since Nadal (2005)
✨Youngest World No.1 EVER@carlosalcaraz is SPECIAL 🤩 pic.twitter.com/X30UlfAAeK
Enhorabuena por tu histórica victoria en el @usopen, @carlosalcaraz. Es un orgullo que un gran madridista como tú gane su primer Grand Slam y sea el tenista más joven de toda la historia en alcanzar el n.º 1 en el ranking @atptour. ¡Felicidades!#RealMadrid
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) September 11, 2022
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