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Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz hits a return to Norway’s Casper Ruud during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament men’s singles final match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 (September 12 in Manila). AFP PHOTO
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz hits a return to Norway’s Casper Ruud during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament men’s singles final match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022 (September 12 in Manila). AFP PHOTO

NEW YORK: Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz claimed his maiden Grand Slam title at the US Open on Sunday (Monday in Manila), becoming the youngest man to ascend to the world No. 1 ranking and cementing his status as the poster boy of tennis' new wave.

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