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By Emmanuel Adeleke
Spanish teenager, Carlos Alcaraz won his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open to become the youngest man to be ranked world No 1.
Alcaraz and his opponent Casper Ruud went into the game with both bidding for a first Grand Slam title and to top the rankings, but the match saw the 19-year-old coming out on top with 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
He is the youngest men’s Grand Slam champion since Rafael Nadal won the French Open in 2005.
Ruud, 23, would have become the new world number one if he had won, but has now lost both of his two major finals.
In his reaction, Alcaraz, said to be the champion of a Grand Slam has been his dream from childhood.
“This is something I dreamed of since I was a young kid. To be number one in the world, to be the champion of a Grand Slam.
“All the hard work I did with my team, my family. I’m just 19 years old so a lot of the decisions are with my team, my parents. It’s something that is very special for me,” he said