{"id":1202632,"date":"2022-09-12T10:13:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T10:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/12\/carlos-alcaraz-beats-casper-ruud-in-new-york-to-win\/"},"modified":"2022-09-12T10:13:42","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T10:13:42","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-beats-casper-ruud-in-new-york-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/12\/carlos-alcaraz-beats-casper-ruud-in-new-york-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz beats Casper Ruud in New York to win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/126678130_gettyimages-1422910180-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz is the first teenager to become the men's world number one\" title=\"Carlos Alcaraz is the first teenager to become the men's world number one\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carlos Alcaraz is the first teenager to become the men&#8217;s world number one<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz fulfilled his potential as a future Grand Slam champion and world number one by beating Casper Ruud in the US Open final to achieve both feats.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz won 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 in his first major final.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old is the youngest men\u2019s Grand Slam champion since Rafael Nadal won the French Open in 2005.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Ruud, 23, would have become the new world number one if he had won, but has now lost both of his two major finals.<\/p>\n<p>Instead it is Alcaraz who replaces Russia\u2019s Daniil Medvedev at the top, becoming the first teenager to climb to the summit in the 49-year history of the ATP rankings.<\/p>\n<p>After hitting a routine forehand long on his first championship point, Alcaraz took his second with a service winner out wide and instantly fell flat on his back in celebration in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz, who saved two set points in the third which would have put Ruud ahead, ran up to his team in the stands and danced with them in a huddle, before returning to his seat where he was crying at the same time as smiling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something which I dreamt of since I was a kid, being number one in the world and a champion of a Grand Slam,\u201d said Alcaraz, who saved a match point against Jannik Sinner in the last eight to reach his first major semi-final.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is something I have worked very hard for. It is really, really special.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"0FTQND-CUiA\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Badwam Ahosepe on Adom TV (12-9-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0FTQND-CUiA?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz is the first teenager to become the men&#8217;s world number one Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz fulfilled his potential as a future Grand Slam champion and world number one by beating Casper Ruud in the US Open final to achieve both feats. 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