Carlos Alcaraz is tennis’ golden boy. The 21-year-old has won 16 ATP titles, four majors and closed out 2022 as the youngest year-end world No.1 in ATP history. Among tennis’ young crop of future superstars, Alcaraz is by far the most decorated, but when he drew Novak Djokovic in this year’s Australian Open in Melbourne, even he knew to start preparing for his weekend tee-time.
Alcaraz is a sneaky golf nut, seen working on his swing with a variety of different tennis equipment over the years. Yesterday, that trend continued when he was spotted tinkering with his other forehand before his quarter-final showdown with the men’s all-time major winner. Check it out:
Swing is looking sharp, Carlos 🏌️#AO2025 pic.twitter.com/8DFOrCwwUc
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 21, 2025
Alcaraz went on to lose to the Aussie Open king in four sets. Perhaps he was too preoccupied with bentgrass instead of the hardcourt… or perhaps he just knew what was coming. Even at 37 years old, Djokovic is all but inevitable in Melbourne, winning the Australian Open a record 10 times. There’s no shame in losing to the Serbian on the court he’s owned for more than a decade, but Alcaraz’s quest for the career Grand Slam will now have to wait until 2026.
On the bright side, though, we hear Royal Melbourne is pretty nice this time of year… if Carlos can score an invite, that is.
