Hollywood stars and Kendall Jenner watch Carlos Alcaraz lift US Open title - in pictures

Spaniard defeats Casper Ruud in final to become world No 1

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 11: Devin Booker and Model Kendall Jenner look on during the Men's Singles Final match between Casper Ruud of Norway and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Day Fourteen of the 2022 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 11, 2022 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Elsa / Getty Images / AFP

Model Kendall Jenner and NBA player Devin Booker attend the US Open final on Sunday. EPA

Hollywood star Anne Hathaway and her husband Adam Shulman watch the US Open final between Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz. AFP

American comedian and actor Seinfeld and his wife Jessica at the US Open final in New York on Sunday. EPA

Actor Zach Braff and Anne Hathaway at the US Open final in New York. AFP

Actor James Marsden and singer Emma Deigman attend the US Open final on Sunday. AFP

British singer Rick Astley, top left, American singer Debbie Gibson, bottom left, and comedian Jerry Seinfeld, waving, at the US Open final. EPA

Model Karlie Kloss watches the final between Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud. EPA

Singer Debbie Gibson, left, at the final on Sunday. AFP

Singer Jon Bon Jovi watches the final between Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud. AFP

Director Spike Lee at Flushing Meadows, New York. EPA

Former ski racer Lindsey Vonn at the final on Sunday. AFP

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg at the US Open final. AFP

Singer Rick Astley attends the US Open final. AFP

Former world No 1 Kim Clijsters at the US Open final. AFP

Broadway star Lin-Manuel Miranda at the US Open final. AP

American musician Questlove attends the final. AFP

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates his win over Casper Ruud in the US Open final. EPA

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud to win the US Open and become world No 1. EPA

Norway's Casper Ruud lost to Carlos Alcaraz in the final. AFP

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz ushered in a new era in men's tennis as he defeated Norway's Casper Ruud in an epic US Open final to lift his maiden Grand Slam title and also rise to the top of world rankings.

Alcaraz, 19, became the youngest man to reach the world No 1 ranking and thus cemented his status as the future superstar of tennis.

He fought his way to a 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3 victory over Ruud in New York on Sunday.

"This is something I dreamed of since I was a kid, to be number one in the world, to be the champion at a Grand Slam," he said in an on-court interview.

"All the hard work that I did with my team, with my family. I'm just 19-years-old so all of the tough decisions are with my parents and my team as well. This is something that is really, really special for me."

Alcaraz had a difficult path to the title. He battled from a break down in the fifth set to beat Marin Cilic in the fourth round, played the latest finishing match in tournament history to defeat Italy's Jannik Sinner in the last eight, and had to dig deep against American Frances Tiafoe in the semi-final.

A number of celebrities attended the final between Alcaraz and Ruud. They included model Kendall Jenner, comedian Jerry Seinfeld, actress Anne Hathaway, among others.