Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz, has shaved off his luscious locks, debuting the shocking look at the U.S. Open on Monday. Despite beating the 6′11″ American player Reilly Opelka in the first round, his buzzcut stole the show. But the world No. 2 Alcaraz, 22, cast blame on one of his brothers for the divisive-do. “My brother misunderstood with the machine he cut it,” Alcaraz said. “And the only way to fix it is to shave it off.” Tennis player Frances Tiafoe, 27, who is a close friend of Alcaraz, weighed in with some harsh comments on the Spanish tennis star’s new cut. “I mean, it’s definitely terrible,” he said on Monday. “He’s my guy, though. It’s funny. I looked at him and I was like, I guess you’re aerodynamic.” Alcaraz’s usual barber, Victor Martinez, even threw shade after seeing the haircut. “I’m hallucinating...,” Martinez texted in Spanish to reporter Ben Rothenberg. “I didn’t expect this.” This isn’t the first time the Spaniard’s hair has caused a stir. In May, he shaved his recognizable beard before a match at the French Open. Alcaraz tried to calm the frenzy around his new cut. “I’m the guy who thinks like, ‘Okay, hair grows,’ and in a few days it’s gonna be okay, I guess. It just happens, and that’s it,” he said.
Frances Tiafoe on Carlos Alcaraz's new haircut:
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 25, 2025
"It's definitely terrible... that's my guy though." 😭😭😭😭
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