The Wall Street Journal

Carlos Alcaraz is the hottest thing in men's tennis

Carlos Alcaraz is the hottest thing in men's tennis
The young Spaniard in action at Flushing Meadows this week. (Image: AP)
The Wall Street Journal
By Joshua RobinsonOne of the great misconceptions about most professional tennis players is that they watch a lot of tennis. The truth is that between their packed schedules of practice, recovery and eating vast quantities of pasta, the only full matches many of them will pay attention to are the ones they happen to be playing in.There is, however, one exception these days – and that’s for any match featuring Carlos Alcaraz.“I don’t watch a lot,” women’s world No 1 Iga Swiatek said before she was elimina...

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