Carlos Alcaraz, who turns 21 today and is thought to be Rafael Nadal’s heir apparent, is not exactly having a nice birthday. Not only has the young man, who has been tipped as the next great thing in tennis, been playing with injury, but they appear to have struck with the Spaniard’s physique.
The young Spanish player who stunned the tennis world by defeating Novak Djokovic to win the Grand Slam at Wimbledon in 2023 was regarded as a celebrity. After all, he had previously sent New York City into an uproar during the final Grand Slam of 2022.
Alcaraz’s multiple injuries are making people wonder if they will see his comeback at a time when tennis fans are unsure.
At the moment ranked no.3, Carlos played his last match on the 1st of May when he was overcome by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 4-6 6-3
6-2 in the quarter in Madrid (draw).
This season Alcaraz has managed to achieve an overall 18-5 win-loss record. This year, the Spaniard conquered 1 title in Indian Wells.
Alcaraz has scheduled to compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 8th of May.
During a recent media interaction at the 2024 Madrid Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas and his fellow tennis stars found themselves in stitches over an unexpected challenge: identifying AI-generated images of themselves as toddlers. The playful exercise featured Tsitsipas, along with Carlos Alcaraz, Andy Murray, Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Gael Monfils, and Denis Shapovalov.
The image that sparked the most amusement and disbelief was Tsitsipas’ toddler depiction, with only Taylor Fritz recognizing any resemblance. Responses ranged from Carlos Alcaraz’s incredulous “I could never say Tsitsipas” to Andy Murray’s humorous disbelief, “Tsitsipas? Wow, I’m not having that.”
Even Tsitsipas himself couldn’t contain his amusement, adamantly denying the likeness: “No, you’re not allowed to do this to me, that’s not me. No, it’s not me. Come on. I can show you baby pics of me, that’s not even close!”
