US Open title and new number 1: Alcaraz in seventh heaven

Then he found some strength and ran into his box, where he hugged friends, family and trainers. The overjoyed tennis professional would have loved to hug the whole world.

The 19-year-old won his first Grand Slam title and became the youngest world number one in tennis history. Alcaraz beat the Norwegian Casper Ruud (23) 6:4, 2:6, 7:6 (7:1), 6:3 in the final of the US Open in New York on Monday night and was rewarded with it double: He took his debut victory in his first Grand Slam final and replaced the Russian Daniil Medvedev as the leader of the world rankings.

“This is something I've always dreamed of, being world number one and a champion at a Grand Slam,” Alcaraz said. “It's hard for me to talk about it right now. I have a lot of emotions.” Youngest number 1 of all time There has never been a younger number one than Alcaraz among men. The exceptional talent is also the first teenager since compatriot Rafael Nadal in 2005 (French Open) to triumph at a Grand Slam tournament. The last time there was a younger winner at the US Open was 32 years ago, the American Pete Sampras. One of the first to congratulate Nadal on Twitter: “This is the highlight of your first great season, there will certainly be many more to come.”

For the victory, Alcaraz received prize money of 2,6 million US dollars. The defeated Ruud, who could have been the first Norwegian to be crowned Grand Slam tournament winner and first in the world rankings, can at least console himself with 1,3 million US dollars. Before the first serve at Arthur Ashe Stadium in front of around 24.000 spectators, a minute's silence was observed on the anniversary of the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.

“It will get on your nerves – and we will both feel it,” Ruud said before the match. Both young stars actually started nervously, with Alcaraz showing the enormous strain of the previous six games in the second set with a total playing time of 20:19 hours. But the Spaniard fought his way back successfully.

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US Open title and new number 1: Alcaraz in seventh heaven

At the moment of the great triumph, everything fell away from Carlos Alcaraz. The young Spanish star threw his racket aside and fell to the ground, stunned.

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