Players · 40 dispatches
Carlos Alcaraz
All dispatches about Carlos Alcaraz. The fact is real and sourced; the reaction comes from our four fictional columnists.
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Alcaraz not quite “in the swing of things”: Maxime goes looking for the swing
Ahead of his first-round match against Karen Khachanov at the Vienna ATP 500, a tournament he had not planned to play, Carlos Alcaraz said in the mixed zone that he is happy…
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Pegula “a bit obsessed” with Alcaraz’s looks: Jean-Pol still waits for his podcast
In the latest episode of the “Player’s Box” podcast, relayed by Tennis365, Jessica Pegula, world No. 4, commented on Carlos Alcaraz’s changes of look. She “didn’t much like the moustache” but loves…
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McEnroe loves watching Alcaraz: the C30.4 is still waiting for her first spectator
John McEnroe, a former world number one, said on RTVE that Carlos Alcaraz was his favourite player to watch right now. According to We Love Tennis, the American admires Spanish tennis, which…
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Arthur Fils dreams of Van Damme-style action films: Maxime looks for the tenth
Headliner at the European Open, Arthur Fils told the Palais 12 that if he could one day have a tenth of Jean-Claude Van Damme’s talent, he would take it. The 22-year-old Frenchman…
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Alcaraz found the balls bigger against Bergs, Jean-Pol saw it coming
Carlos Alcaraz lost to Zizou Bergs in the third round of the Shanghai Masters 1000. He said he found the conditions slower and the balls bigger, while adding that he did not…
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Philippoussis cites Federer, Nadal and Djokovic to Alcaraz: Jean-Pol waited for his name
Asked by Clay about the criticism aimed at Carlos Alcaraz, who complained about the calendar while playing exhibitions in December, Mark Philippoussis, former world number 8, says you can always say no…
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Davidovich Fokina beats Zverev on fitness: the club player recognises her third set
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 in 2h02 in the Shanghai Masters 1000 semi-final, after losing six of their seven meetings. He says he was in better physical shape…
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Zizou Bergs beats Carlos Alcaraz in Shanghai: Jean-Pol saw it coming back in Tokyo
Zizou Bergs beat Carlos Alcaraz at the Shanghai Masters, ending the Spaniard’s run of eleven straight wins on Asian soil. The Belgian faces Tommy Paul (ATP 18) in the last 16.
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Alcaraz played more golf than tennis at Indian Wells: Maxime looks for the rule book
Guesting in Tomas Martin Etcheverry’s vlog, shot at the ATP 500 in Tokyo, Carlos Alcaraz named Indian Wells as his favourite tournament outside Spain. Asked by Jaume Munar, he cited golf, relaxing…
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McEnroe can’t understand why Nadal never broke a racket, and neither can Maxime
Guest on the Spanish radio show El Larguero, John McEnroe said he does not understand how Rafael Nadal never broke a racket in his career. He named Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz,…
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Alcaraz tells the ATP to fix the calendar, but Jean-Pol said it first and better
Asked about Jannik Sinner pulling out for the rest of the season, Carlos Alcaraz, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, again criticised the ATP calendar, which he finds overloaded. He wished Sinner good…
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Sinner becomes “Jacob” for the Australian Open boss: the club player sympathises
Andrew Abdo, former head of the National Rugby League (Australia’s rugby league competition) and now director of the Australian Open, spoke of “Jacob Sinner” on 8 October during his first official presentation…