Alcaraz's US Open glory makes him youngest number one
Carlos Alcaraz became the youngest ever world number one after the 19-year-old Spaniard won the US Open on Sunday.
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US Open Men's Singles Semi-Final 1 Live Score Updates: Karen Khachanov Takes On 5th Seed Casper Ruud
US Open, Men's Singles Semi-Final 1 Live Updates: Karen Khachanov takes on Casper Ruud in the US Open men's singles semi-final 1 at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York. Russian 27th seed Khachanov triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 over the Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios to make the last-four at a major for the first time.
US Open: Karen Khachanov Downs Nick Kyrgios To Set Up Casper Ruud Duel In Semi-Finals
Karen Khachanov set-up a US Open semi-final duel with Casper Ruud on Tuesday when he battled past "devastated" Nick Kyrgios in a big-hitting five-setter, shattering the Australian crowd-pleaser's dreams of a maiden Grand Slam title. Russian 27th seed Khachanov triumphed 7-5, 4-6, 7-5, 6-7 (3/7), 6-4 over the Wimbledon runner-up to make the last-four at a major for the first time. Earlier Tuesday, Norwegian fifth seed Ruud defeated Italy's Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) to make his second Slam semi-final of 2022 having finished runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open.
Sublime Ruud beats Berrettini to reach US Open semi-final
NEW YORK :In-form fifth seed Casper Ruud pushed past Italian Matteo Berrettini 6-1 6-4 7-6(4) to reach the U.S. Open semi-final on Tuesday with a shot at the world number one ranking still on the line in New York.
Learning to manage five-set matches the key for Ruud
NEW YORK : Casper Ruud said learning how to come through five-set matches had been key to his success this year after the Norwegian reached the U.S. Open semi-finals and moved a step closer to becoming world number one.
'I did it!' - Karen Khachanov stuns Nick Kyrgios in 'crazy match' to reach US Open semi-finals in style
Karen Khachanov reached the first Grand Slam semi-final of his career after producing a stunning 7-5 4-6 7-5 6-7(3) 6-4 victory over Nick Kyrgios at the US Open. Kyrgios could hardly have been in better form as he came into the match boasting an ATP Tour-best 26 victories going back to the start of the grass-court section of the calendar early in the summer. Ad But — as is so rare — the Australian was ultimately out-gunned, with Khachanov able to produce a performance that demonstrated his immense talent on the biggest stage the sport has to offer.
Sublime Casper Ruud beats Matteo Berrettini to reach US Open semifinal
New York. The French Open runner-up beat Berrettini on clay in July's Gstaad final and looked just as effective on the hard court, hanging back behind the baseline to absorb the 13th seed's power. Sprinting through a sublime first set in which he produced just two unforced errors, it looked like Ruud was on track for a blowout victory when he was up 5-1 in the second set. "Everything sort of went in my favour. I was hitting all the spots, all the shots that I needed to. Matteo was maybe not showing the level he typically does," said Ruud.
'It's clear that it's not a goal' - Rafael Nadal's ambition isn't to become world No. 1 claims coach Carlos Moya
Rafael Nadal’s priority is being fit for upcoming Grand Slams and not returning to the top of the ATP world rankings, his coach Carlos Moya has stressed. Nadal suffered a shock exit at the fourth round of the US Open following defeat to Frances Tiafoe — but he’s still in with a chance of reaching the top spot for the first time in over two years. Ad The race to reach world No.