Carlos Alcaraz addressed the 25,000 followers that stuffed the middle courtroom of Arthur Ashe Stadium, to precise his feelings after profitable his first Grand Slam title, the US Open 2022 and reaching the highest spot within the ATP rating.
It was one other legend, John Patrick McEnroe who offered him with the cup, in a second that the Spaniard was moved as he recalled his life and the quick street he has traveled to succeed in the highest, at simply 19 years and 4 months outdated.
“Successful a Grand Slam title and being primary is one thing I dreamed of since I used to be a child,” Alcaraz stated to a standing ovation from the stands.
Carlos Alcaraz’s tears of happiness
The Murcian tennis participant admitted that he had tears of pleasure when he remembered “my mom and my grandfather who couldn’t be right here to see the ultimate”.
Alcaraz analyzed how he lived the final recreation on serve within the Eurosport microphones:
“I considered throwing the ball as much as serve properly, which is what Juan Carlos Ferrero tells me. It has not been simple. Mentally I felt calm however my legs have been struggling loads. The primary two units I felt very tense”, Carlos Alcaraz stated.
A historic night time at Flushing Meadows
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Norwegian tennis participant Casper Ruud in 4 units on Sunday afternoon, in an evening the place the No. 1 ATP Rating was at stake, along with profitable his first ATP Grand Slam title within the first 12 months he’s on the listing.