Alcaraz, a boy with a new hairstyle: "I am laughing a lot with people's reactions"

With so much noise in the hours leading up linked to his new haircut, many people forgot that Carlos Alcaraz had a tougher-than-usual first-round match early this morning. Thankfully, the Spanish player did not emulate Samson and continued to show his usual strength on the court, defeating the American in straight sets and advancing to the next round of the US Open 2025. With the job done, there was time afterwards to address all the fuss regarding his head, the match, and the initial comments from people about his new hairstyle. As always, it was a press conference filled with good humor by the Spaniard.

Battle with Sinner for No.1

"Honestly, I don't think so. Honestly, I don't think I'm pressuring him in any way, I mean, I'm sure he will get through the first round, he will try to do his best to overcome it, just as I did tonight. I try not to think too much about the number 1, about the ranking position, I just try to go as far as I can in this tournament, play my best tennis, and we'll see what happens in the end. Whoever plays better in this tournament will end up as No.1, so I don't think that issue is pressuring him."

New haircut

"It's a very different cut from before, for sure. I just felt like my hair was getting too long, so I really wanted to cut it before the tournament started. Suddenly, I was alone with my brother... but he misunderstood the machine, so he cut it for me. That way, the only way to fix it was to shave it all off, so that's exactly what I did, hence this new cut. Honestly, it's not that bad either, I suppose. Truth is, I don't mind the hair at all, I'm the type of person who thinks it will grow back in just a few days, so it will be fine soon. It just happened that way, that's all."

People's reaction to his buzz cut

"When I show it to people, it's not like they see anything weird talking about it, there are people who like it and others who don't. To be honest, I'm having a lot of fun with people's reactions, that's the truth (laughs). Right now, there's nothing more I can do, just laugh at everything being said about my new haircut. It was very funny tonight when I saw myself on the screen entering the stadium, it was very strange to see myself so pale and hairless, I hope it helped me to be a bit faster (laughs)."

Match against Opelka

"Today it was very difficult to find the rhythm, Opelka is a tough opponent, he has a great serve and doesn't give you rhythm in the exchanges. It was hard to establish that rhythm and a good feeling from the baseline. I just tried to return well, playing as long as I could, trying to get rhythm and a good feeling. It was a tough first round, but I'm happy with how I managed to play well. I was good on returns, good from the baseline, and good with my serves, I was able to move forward. Tomorrow I will try to train a bit more to gain rhythm, as in the next round there will be more rallying, more points will be played from the baseline."

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Tiafoe's words on his haircut

"Frances is lying, he's lying, come on. I saw the video, yeah, he came out here saying my haircut was terrible, but I know he's lying, I know he likes this cut because that's what he told me. So, yeah, I won't be listening to anything else that comes out of his mouth (laughs)."

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