Spain skipper Bruguera hopes Alcaraz ready for Davis Cup duty
Spain hope new world number one Carlos Alcaraz will be ready for their Davis Cup Finals group stage ties in Valencia this week.
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Spain skipper Sergi Bruguera hopes Carlos Alcaraz ready for Davis Cup duty
Davis Cup Finals group stage ties in Valencia this week. The 19-year-old, who became the youngest player to top the ATP rankings when he won the U.S. Open on Sunday, was due to join Sergi Bruguera's squad on Tuesday.
'No words' to describe Alcaraz achievements, says Spain's Davis Cup captain
Davis Cup captain Sergi Bruguera has said there are "no words" that can sufficiently describe the scale of Carlos Alcaraz's achievements, as the teenage sensation prepares for this week's group phase. Bruguera's side will face Serbia, South Korea and Canada in Group B in Valencia, with the top two to progress to the quarter-finals in November. Rafael Nadal is skipping the event, but Alcaraz will be the star attraction on home soil after becoming the youngest men's world number one in history with his US Open triumph last weekend.
Alcaraz, Ruud at 1-2 in ATP rankings; Swiatek, Jabeur in WTA
NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz's U.S. Open championship moved him to No. 1 on Monday at age 19, making him the youngest man to lead the ATP computerized rankings since they began in 1973.
Beating Rafa And Djokovic In Madrid Was Unbelievable: World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz To NDTV
Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz wrote his name in history books on Sunday night when he claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open to become the youngest man to rise to the world no. 1 ranking. The 19-year-old showed tremendous to defeat Norway's Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7/1) in the final. Alcaraz, the first teenager to claim the top ranking, is the youngest Grand Slam men's champion since his idol Rafael Nadal at the 2005 French Open. On a day of landmarks, he is also the youngest champion in New York since Pete Sampras in 1990.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek lead new generation of tennis stars
The combined age of men’s and women’s world number ones Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek is the fourth-youngest in rankings history.
Alcaraz, Raducanu, Świątek: Ranking the top tennis players aged 21 and younger
US Open champions Iga Świątek and Carlos Alcaraz are heralding a new era of tennis.
7 things we learned from a historic 2022 US Open
A historic US Open has come to a close, one that started with a 40-year-old legend bidding the sport farewell and ended with a teenager becoming the youngest world No. 1 in ATP history.