Casper Ruud

USOpen.org previews the 2022 US Open men's singles final between Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz is the youngest-ever world No.1 after winning his first Grand Slam title at the US Open 2022.

A huge serve and and a Ruud mistake and Alcaraz holds. First set - Ruud holds 1-0: An unreturned serve gives Ruud the first point. First set - Ruud holds, Alcaraz leads 5-4: The Norway star races to a 30-0 lead. And that's the first set to the wonderkid. Third set - Ruud holds, Alcaraz leads 2-1: Alcaraz gets the first point. First set - Alcaraz holds to win 6-4: Alcaraz serves and volleys twice to get the first two points. Second set - Alcaraz holds 1-1: Two quality serves gets the first two points for Alcaraz. Third set - Alcaraz breaks 1-0: Alcaraz heaps the pressure on Ruud early. Third set - Ruud holds 3-2: Ruud goes long to start the game. Third set - Alcaraz holds 4-4: Ruud lands a magnificent backhand on the line and Alcaraz can't get the tweener in. Third set - Ruud holds 6-5: Ruud wins a scramble at the net in an incredible net. Fourth set - Alcaraz holds 5-2: Ruud gets the first point with a huge defensive effort.

Carlos Alcaraz used his combination of moxie and maturity to beat Casper Ruud in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to earn his first Grand Slam title at age 19 ...

1 himself who won the French Open in 2003 and reached the final of that year’s U.S. He won 34 of 45 points when he went to the net Sunday. It came while he was trailing 4-3 in the first set; he raced forward to a short ball that bounced twice before Ruud’s racket touched it. But he erased each of those point-from-the-set opportunities for Ruud with the sorts of quick-reflex, soft-hand volleys he repeatedly displayed. NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz used his combination of moxie and maturity to beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 in the U.S. Open final on Sunday to earn his first Grand Slam title at age 19 and become the youngest man to be ranked No.