THE Carlos Alcarath Located in New York for the US Open with “Carlitos” appearing in the Court with a shaved head, a move that has raised several questions to tennis friends.
After all, this choice by Carlos Alcarath was quite unusual, with the Spaniard bidding farewell to his “rich” fringe and choosing a more military look that aspires to conquer the US Open and add another title to a Grand Slam.
Indeed, after his match and win 3-0 (6-4, 7-5, 6-4) against Reili Opelka wanted to take the public’s opinion on his new haircut, but the reactions were not particularly encouraging.
Carlos polls the crowd on the new haircut pic.twitter.com/RtsvyhAHMP
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 26, 2025
However, Carlos Alcarath did not take long to give the explanation behind his bold, if anything, stating at the press conference that everything was done because of a mistake by his brother and to correct, he needed to shave his head, so he appeared.
However, the teasing of his colleagues were not missing, with many making fun of him and not recognizing him. However, if we judge by the videos he did not fall and he reacted quite cool.
Frances Tiafoe’s reaction to Carlos Alcaraz’s new haircut at the U.S. Open
He can’t stop staring at his head.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 25, 2025
After his comfortable qualification in the second round of the tournament, Alcarath is preparing for his fight against Italian Matthias Bellucci (No. 65).