Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are our 2020 US Open champions! Filipino Alex Eala wins the junior girls' title! Deirdre de Groot continues her dominance in women's wheelchair tennis!
The champs. pic.twitter.com/9SQPWIchyC
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This was an incredible result for Carlos Alcaraz for many reasons. This is his first Grand Slam title. As a result of his win, he moves up to #1 in the world, making him the youngest world #1 in ATP history. He also had to survive three consecutive 5-setters en route to the final before beating the new world #2 Casper Ruud in 4 sets. Alcaraz has been playing incredibly well this year and many touted him as a future Grand Slam title winner and a future number 1. I guess the future is now as he lived up to all the hype and expectations.
Iga Swiatek reaffirmed her status as the #1 player of the women's tour by defeating Ons Jabeur to win her first US Open. This is Iga's first Grand Slam trophy outside the French Open. It is also her second major this year and her third overall. I really like Iga, especially since she is now showing a lot of consistency, what with 7 titles this year so far to complement her 37-match winning streak earlier this year. Actually, Jabeur is starting to show some pretty good consistency in the second half of the year as she made it to the finals of both Wimbledon and the US Open. If she continues to get better, we may see her lifting her own major title soon.
Congratulations also to Alex Eala, who won the junior girls' singles trophy! Alex is the first Filipino to win a Grand Slam event. This has allowed her to become the highest ranked female Filipino tennis player in history, reaching a career-high ranking of 280. Way to go, Alex!
While wheelchair tennis isn't often shown here in the Philippines, I have been following the results of Deirdre de Groot, who won the women's wheelchair singles title this year. She has now won 9 Grand Slam singles titles in a row, dating back to the 2020 US Open. Her dominance is just absolutely mind-blowing!
Congratulations Carlos, Iga, Alex, and Deirdre!
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