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It was a rainy, dank day in Flushing Meadows, with the dreary white roof closed on Arthur Ashe Stadium. But the Spanish sunshine broke through the gloom and lifted 19-year-old speedster, Carlos Alcaraz, to his first U.S. Open title and first major crown of his career.
Despite playing five-set marathons in his three previous bouts, Alcaraz had enough left to repel the consistency of Norway’s Casper Ruud to become the youngest Open men’s winner since 1990 when a 19-year-old Pete Sampras won it all.
