Alcaraz, Ruud at 1-2 in ATP rankings; Swiatek, Jabeur in WTA

[ASFN Admin]

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. The Spaniard's victory by a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (1), 6-3 score over Casper Ruud in Sunday's final allowed Alcaraz to win his first major title and to replace 2021 U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev atop the rankings. Ruud, a 23-year-old from Norway, went from No. 7 to No. 2 after reaching his second major final of the season.

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