Article by Maria Olteanu – published on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, 11:33 / Updated on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 11:33
Carlos Alcaraz (22 years old, 2 ATP) appeared unrecognizable when heating before the first round at the US Open against Reilly Opelka (27 years, 67 ATP). In New York, he presented a new hairstyle that left many speechless, which remained almost completely without hair. He told with humor how he arrived in this situation and that everything was because of his brother's mistake.
In the first round at the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, Carlos Alcaraz was in three sets in front of Opelka, score 6-4, 7-5, 6-4, at the end of a confrontation that lasted just over two hours.
At Flushing Meadows, Carlitos surprised everyone, after cutting very short, according to Sportal.blic.rs. Even so, the new look took good luck and qualified for the second round of the New York competition.
Photo. Carlos Alcaraz appeared with a new look at the US Open
Before the start of the first round at the US Open against Reilly Opelka, the Spaniard explained how to get to the situation. Even if he did not want this to happen, everything was caused by an error of his brother, who did not know how to use the trimmer and who made a mistake from the beginning, which they did not have to repair later.
Even so, the Iberian is not upset for what happened, being optimistic that the hair will grow in just a few days.
“It's a very different haircut than the last one, I felt that my hair was already too long, so I wanted to cut it before the tournament started. Suddenly, I was left alone with my brother … but he misunderstood how the trimmer works and cut too much.
So the only way to repair the error was to laugh at it completely and that's exactly what I did, from where this new haircut. Honestly, it's not that bad, I think. New York is too far for Victor (no Hair Stylist in Spain, which he took after him in many tournaments in Europe).
I am not at all concerned about the hair. I am the kind of person who thinks it will grow in place in just a few days, so it will be fine soon. It simply happened, that's all, “said Alcaraz, quoted by Puntodebreak.com.
After the match, Alcaraz brought the change of look again: “Do I have to ask the public: do you like the new haircut?”. The reaction did not leave a doubt, the stadium enthusiastically applauded the words of the tennis player.
Next, in the second round at the US Open, Carlos Alcaraz will take place with Mattia Belucci, a player who in the first round took advantage of the abandonment of Chinese Juncheng Shang in the fourth set, at the score of 2-1 in sets and 3-0 in favor of the Italian.
VIDEO. Summary of the match Carlos Alcaraz – Reilly Opelka
