Carlos Alcaraz vs Casper Ruud Highlights: Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud in a four-set thriller to clinch his maiden Grand Slam. The Spaniard started the titular clash on a high and took the first set 6-4 but Casper Ruud made a good comeback and registered a one-side 6-2 win in the second set. The third set of the US Open men's singles final went to the tiebreaker with Carlos Alcaraz beating Casper Ruud to take a 2-1 set lead. Alcaraz won the third set 7-6 (7/1). In the fourth set, Alcaraz put up a further better show in terms of energy and composure. The teenager sealed the set 6-3 to take home his first Grand Slam. It is worth noting that Alcaraz is the youngest Grand Slam winner since Rafael Nadal won the first of his 22 Grand Slam titles at the 2005 French Open. Meanwhile, the title win in New York also sees him become the youngest world number 1.Â
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Casper Ruud has won the game on his serve to stay alive in the match, but for how long? Carlos Alcaraz serves next and if he wins the game, it will bag him a maiden US Open title.
Carlos Alcaraz is not tired, he is rather more energetic than the start. He has held on in his serve to take a 5-2 lead. A title win to him seems only a matter of time from here on.
Carlos Alcaraz has broken the serve of Casper Ruud. It this the match? Well, we will discover that later but one thing is for sure that Ruud will be under pressure from here on.
That was intense, with Casper Ruud playing some amazing forehands and Carlos Alcaraz desperately keeping himself in the point, but in the end, the Norwegian comes out on top
Carlos Alcaraz vs Casper Ruud: Casper Ruud leads 3-2
Carlos Alcaraz came extremely close to breaking Casper Ruud's serve once again but this time the Norwegian held his nerves really well to bag the game.
Carlos Alcaraz has won the game on his serve and thus seals the set 6-4 against Casper Ruud. The Norwegian did give a tough fight but his serve was broken in the third game by Alcaraz and that eventually made all the difference between the two.
Casper Ruud has won a game to decrease the gap to 4-5 in the ongoing first set. If Carlos Alcaraz wins the next game in which he will be serving, he will bag the set.
