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Helene Elliott: Teenager Carlos Alcaraz triumphs at U.S. Open for his first Grand Slam title

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Casper Ruud of Norway during their Men’ s Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2022, in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

NEW YORK — Men's tennis has been dominated for two decades by the "Big Three" of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. In the U.S. Open final on Sunday, 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz identified himself the "Next One" to succeed them as the winner of many major titles.

Alcaraz won his first Grand Slam singles title and earned the No.

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