Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, who turned 19 in May, is the youngest man to win a maiden Grand Slam title since Rafael Nadal did it just shy of his 19th birthday at the 2005 Grand Open.
A potentially legendary career in men’s tennis reached a significant milestone Sunday when Carlos Alcaraz of Spain won his first Grand Slam title at the U.S. Open, defeating Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3.
And he did it the hard way, battling through three consecutive five-set matches before a tough final against an opponent who brought a lot of quality to the table and forced Alcaraz to come up with his best tennis despite playing on clearly tired legs. "He's one of these few rare talents that comes up every now and then in sports," Ruud said. "That's what it seems like. Let's see how his career develops, but it's going all in the right direction."
"I think he born to play this kind of tournament, born to play these kind of matches," said Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 2003 French Open champion who now coaches Alcaraz."Since the moment that I started with him, I saw some things that were different than the other guys at his age. I am still seeing it on the court. In important moments, he always tries to go. He's a great competitor.
Though much of the tennis world has known for awhile about the massive talent Alcaraz possessed, he had not had breakthrough results until last year’s U.S. Open when he upset Stefanos Tsitsipas in the third round and made it to the quarterfinals.
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