Carlos Alcaraz Laughs Off ‘horrendous’ Us Open Haircut After Brother’s Clippers Slip

Carlos Alcaraz thought nan biggest situation he would look successful nan early stages of this year’s US Open was nan 145mph serves of his 6ft 11in first information opponent, Reilly Opelka. Instead it turned retired to beryllium his ain brother.

Alcaraz wanted a haircut earlier nan tourney and, successful nan absence of his accustomed barber, Victor Martínez, asked 1 of his brothers to springiness him a trim. It did not spell well.

“I felt for illustration my hairsbreadth was really agelong already, and earlier nan tourney I conscionable really wanted to get a haircut,” nan world No 2 told reporters aft dismissing Opelka 6-4, 7-5 6-4 connected Monday night. “Suddenly conscionable my relative conscionable – he misunderstood pinch nan machine. He conscionable trim it. Then, nan only measurement to hole it was conscionable to shave it off. To beryllium honest, it’s not that bad, I guess.”

Alcaraz has flown Martínez to different tournaments, specified arsenic this year’s French Open, erstwhile he needs a haircut but felt nan formation from Spain to New York was excessively far. So far, nan verdict connected his brother’s barber skills are mixed.

“Some group for illustration it, immoderate group don’t for illustration it,” he said. “To beryllium honest, I’m conscionable laughing astir nan guidance of nan people. It is what it is. I can’t do thing other correct now, truthful I’m conscionable laughing astir everything they are saying astir my haircut.”

One personification who is not a instrumentality is Frances Tiafoe. The brace could meet successful nan semi-finals aft they won their first-round matches. Tiafoe described Alcaraz’s caller trim arsenic “horrendous”.

“Frances is lying. Frances is lying,” laughed Alcaraz. “No, travel on? He showed up present saying that it is terrible? I cognize he’s lying. I cognize he likes nan haircut. He likes it. He told me.”

Alcaraz, whose 5 expansive slam titles see nan 2022 US Open, said nan haircut would hole itself successful a fewer days anyhow because his hairsbreadth grows truthful fast.

“Every clip that I get a haircut, successful 2 aliases 3 days it’s gone,” he said. “In 3 days you’re going to spot different hair[style].”