Changing of the guard
THIS will be only the fifth of 77 men’s Grand Slam singles finals not to feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic since Federer won his first Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2003.
2005 Australian Open: Marat Safin v Lleyton Hewitt 2014 US Open: Marin Cilic v Kei Nishikori
2016 Wimbledon: Andy Murray v Milos Raonic
2020 US Open: Dominic Thiem v Alexander Zverev 2022 US Open: Casper Ruud v Carlos Alcaraz
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NEITHER Rudd nor Alcaraz have won a Grand Slam title. The winner at Flushing Meadows today will become the world No 1 for the first time.