Overcoming a series of challenges, Carlos Alcaraz has officially crowned the US Open 2022 championship. This is the first time in the Spanish star career to win the Grand Slam. Not only that, at the age of 19, 136 days, he also became the youngest tennis player in the history of the world's No. 1.
Immediately after being crowned in the US, Alcaraz moved to Valencia. Here, the US Open champion will play with the Spanish tennis team in the group stage of Davis Cup finals. According to the draw results, “Tieu Nadal” and his teammates were in Group B with Serbia, Canada and South Korea.
Last night on September 14, Spain entered the opening match of the group stage. Their opponent is Serbia. The fans at Valencia have been looking forward to watching the new King of the US Open Alcaraz. However, 19 -year -old player did not play in this match.
According to some sources, Spain wants Alcaraz to have more time to rest. “Little Nadal” was just crowned at the US Open 3 days ago that had just gone through the time of playing with a dense schedule. The world's No. 1 player will most likely start playing in the second round, when Spain encountered Canada.
With the Russian defending champions banned from competition, Spain became one of the leading candidates for this year's Davis Cup championship. According to the registration list, Alcaraz will stand side by side with Pablo Carreno Busta, Roberto Bautista Agut, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Marcel Granollers, under the guidance of captain Sergi Bruguera. Earlier, Nadal asked to withdraw for health reasons.
Explaining the decision to attend the David Cup finals with Spain, Alcaraz said: It is proud to participate in the tournament as the world's No. 1 player and devote his best to Spain. Playing at the Davis Cup always feels very special. The atmosphere here is wonderful and I am looking forward to accompanying my teammates. ”
