US Open – men’s final live in the ticker: Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud in the final in New York

Sunday at the US Open in New York is all about the men’s final. Casper Ruud plays Carlos Alcaraz at Arthur Ashe Stadium

The Norwegian has already reached the final at the French Open in Paris. There he had no chance against Rafael Nadal from Spain.

Alcaraz has never been in a Grand Slam final. Even reaching the semi-finals in Flushing Meadows was a first for the Spaniard at a major.

Eurosport reports on the men’s final on TV on Eurosport 1 and on discovery+.

The 14th day of the tournament in the live ticker:

Match and result:

11:39 p.m. – Ruud – Alcaraz 4: 6, 5: 2

Ruud parries a breakball with a strong first serve. Shortly thereafter, the outsider wins the game to 5:2.

11:35 p.m. – Ruud – Alcaraz 4: 6, 4: 2

Ruud suspects that his opponent will stop and converts the winner into a breakball at the net. And then follows a hard-fought rally. After praise from the Norwegian, the Spaniard tries a passing shot behind the back. But the ball lands out of bounds. 4:2 for Ruud.

11:26 p.m. – Ruud – Alcaraz 4: 6, 3: 2

Ruud’s pass ends up out of bounds. The Norwegian has to go through debut. And with a world-class backhand winner, Alcaraz gets the break chance. But Alcaraz fends that off with a fantastic serve. It was almost an ace. Alcaraz had grazed the ball with his bat, but had no chance of controlling it. Ruud still wins the service to 3:2 with good length in his basic strokes.

11:20 p.m. – Ruud – Alcaraz 4: 6, 2: 2

If you can blame Alcaraz for anything in this match so far, it’s that he sometimes takes too much risk and makes one or two quick mistakes. But that’s also part of his style of play. Otherwise, this is a spotless performance by the Iberian.

11:15 p.m. – Ruud – Alcaraz 4: 6, 1: 1

Both won their first service game in set two. It’s 1:1.

11:06 p.m. – Ruud – Alcaraz 4: 6

Alcaraz served to win the first round. And with a service winner, the 19-year-old gets three set balls. Ruud’s return lands in the net and it’s 6: 4 for Alcaraz.

10:57 p.m. – Ruud – Alcaraz 3: 4

Very fair from Ruud: After Alcaraz hit a ball into the net, the Norwegian gave the Spaniard the point. Because the ball had previously landed twice in Ruud’s half, which the referee had trouble recognizing.

10:49 p.m. Ruud 2-4 Alcaraz

Even if there are some close games. Alcaraz deserves the break lead. The Spaniard is currently the better player on the pitch. He is also the more active, but that is also due to the respective game system of the two. With an ace he converts to 4:2.

10:39 p.m. Ruud 1-3 Alcaraz

After two wrong decisions in a row by Alcaraz, Ruud has the chance to rebreak. And then the Spaniard plays a great stop. The Norwegian can still get the ball, but then has no chance against Alcaraz’s pass. The teenager brings his service through and increases to 3:1.

10:32 p.m. Ruud 2-1 Alcaraz

After hard-fought rallies, Alcaraz earned the next three breakballs with an incredible volley. So far there has not been a service game without break chances. And this time Alcaraz can use them too. Ruud makes the mistake and is 1-2 behind.

10:28pm Ruud 1-1 Alcaraz

Important for Ruud: After a return error by his opponent, the Norwegian still wins the game to make it 1-0. And with the backhand longline, the slight outsider secures two break chances. Alcaraz fends off both with clever serves. With an ace and a forehand winner, the Spaniard finally equalizes to make it 1-1.

10:21pm – Ruud – Alcaraz

Alcaraz won the election and opted for setback. So Ruud serves to start. With a strong backhand return, Alcaraz earned the first break ball. In the following rally, Ruud plays powerfully and with good length and forces his opponent to make a mistake. This is followed by the Norwegian’s double fault on breakball number two. But Alcaraz can’t transform that either.

INFO – Ruud – Alcaraz

The countdown is running. The players enter the square at this moment and are greeted by the enthusiastic audience.

INFO – Ruud – Alcaraz

Alcaraz would be the youngest player and first teenager to become world no. Ruud would make a jump that has never happened before. From the seven, the Norwegian would go straight to the one.

INFO – Ruud – Alcaraz

The balance in the previous duels speaks for Alcaraz, who has not yet had to give a sentence against Ruud. But the Spaniard has the much tougher matches behind him. Both against Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals and against Frances Tiafoe in the semi-finals, there were five sets.

INFO – Ruud – Alcaraz

The grand finale in Flushing Meadows is the men’s final. just like with the women yesterday, the number one in the world rankings, which will be published on Monday, meets the two. It’s just that it’s not yet certain who will be first and who will be second. The US Open winner will also lead the new ranking.

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