Carlos Alcaraz wins 2022 US Open title to become world number one in men's tennis
Find out how the trophy was won and all the other results from Sunday 11th September at the fourth and final grand slam of the year.
Tennis
Men's singles tennis has a new world No. 1.
Carlos Alcaraz won the men's title at the 2022 US Open tennis grand slam on Sunday (11 September), defeating Casper Ruud to claim his first major title and the world number one ranking.
The crowd in Flushing Meadows in New York witnessed an unprecedented situation as a victory for either player would have meant a first major title and a world no. 1 ranking.
It was the 19-year-old Spaniard who ultimately prevailed to take home the fourth and final grand slam of the year.
Alcaraz won the first set 6-4 before Ruud responded with a swift 6-2 win in set number two. Alcaraz crucially edged a mammoth third set 7-6 to ultimately swing the tie in his favour and win his first major.
It comes after Iga Swiatek won the women's singles title on Saturday.
Mental toughness
Alcaraz displayed an extraordinary amount of mental fortitude en route to the title.
"I always say, 'It's no time to be tired' in the final of a grand slam or major tournament," Alcaraz said after the final.
The 19 year old won three consecutive grueling five-set matches in the lead-up to the final. He defeated Croatia's Marin Cilic in the fourth round (6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3), Italy's Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals (6-3, 6-7 [7-9], 6-7 [0-7], 7-5, 6-3) and USA's Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals (6-7 [6-8], 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 [5-7], 6-3).
"It's [mental toughness and stamina] something I work really hard on, so it's no time to be tired."
2022 US Open: Finals results
The US Open tournament featured a 128-player singles draw, a 64-strong doubles draw and a 32-team mixed doubles draw.
Matches have been taking place from the 29 August to 11 September with the singles finals taking place on the second weekend.
Results for all Saturday's finals are here.
Below are the finals results for Sunday.
Sunday 11 September
Men’s wheelchair singles final: Alfie Hewett (GBR) defeated Shingo Kunieda (JPN) 7-6 [7-2], 6-1
Women's wheelchair singles final: Diede De Groot (NED) defeated Yui Kamiji (JPN) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
Quad wheelchair singles final: Niels Vink (NED) defeated Sam Schroder (NED) 7-5, 6-3
Women's doubles final: Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova (CZE) defeated Caty McNally and Taylor Townsend (USA) 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
Men's singles final: Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) defeated Casper Ruud (NOR) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 [7-1], 6-3