Alkarath vs Rudd for US Open title and number 1, at 23:00 the big fight

After the women’s singles final at the US Open, where Iga Sfiodek emerged as the best tennis player, the countdown to the men’s singles final has begun.

On Sunday evening (9.11.), at 11 p.m., the 19-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcarath (No. 3), who qualified for a Grand Slam final for the first time in his career, meets him Kasper Rudd (No. 7), with the aim of making history.

And that because on Monday (12.9) we will have a new world no. 1 and that will be the winner of the US Open. In fact, for the first time in the history of a Major Finals tournament, the top of the ATP rankings will be determined by the champion.

If Alkarath prevails against him The Norwegian tennis player becomes the youngest tennis player in history to climb to No. 1 in the world rankings, beating the record set by Lleyton Hewitt, who was 20 when he climbed to the top of the ATP rankings.

On the other hand, if Rude is the big winner, then iBecome the first Norwegian tennis player in history to climb to the top.

The grand finale will be broadcast live Eurosport1while you can follow the development of the big fight live on Sportish’s Match Center.

This is the third time the two tennis players have met on tour, with Alkarath winning the first two. In 2021 he had beaten Rudd 6-2, 6-4 in the Marbella quarterfinals, while this year he defeated him again in the Miami Masters finals 7-5, 6-4.

The schedule for Sunday

• 23:00 Rood-Alcarath / Eurosport1 and Live from Sportish.