Director of Carlos Alcaraz’s Netflix Documentary Expresses Wonder At World No.1’s Small Bedroom: “The Kid is a Sweetheart”
Carlos Alcaraz will be aiming to win his ninth title of the season at the Six Kings Slam exhibition event in Riyadh.
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Carlos Alcaraz is gearing up for a tournament that is now offering the biggest prize money in the history of tennis. It’s Six Kings Slam, an exhibition event, scheduled to start on October 16. Last year, he missed the $6 million prize money to his arch-rival Jannik Sinner.
This year on the ATP Tour, Alcaraz has achieved the most success, given that he has taken home eight trophies from 10 tournaments, losing only the Barcelona Open to Holger Rune and the Wimbledon Championships to Sinner. Except for these two tournaments, the Spanish ace has clinched every title he played since the Monte Carlo Masters, including the French Open and the US Open.
This streak started at the Monte Carlo Masters, where he emerged victorious by defeating Lorenzo Musetti. A few days after the conclusion of the Monte Carlo Masters, a three-part documentary on the World No.1, Carlos Alcaraz: My Way, was released on Netflix, with one of he talking point of the town being his work ethic, which invited mixed reactions.
Another thing that made headlines was the size of his room at his home in El Palmar, Murcia, where he keeps his trophies. Despite being one of the richest stars in tennis, he still uses his childhood bedroom, which features a twin-sized bed. Jorge Laplace co-wrote and directed the documentary and during his interview with La Ventana, he made his feelings known on the time he spent with the six-time Grand Slam champion.
Alcaraz up close is exactly the marvel you can see. Showing his Wimbledon trophy in the middle of a 10m2 living room,his room with his small bed. The kid is a sweetheart, honestly, he’s super nice. It’s been a pleasure working with him. It’s been super easy.
Alcaraz was last seen in action at the Japan Open, clinching his maiden title in the tournament with a straight-set win over Taylor Fritz. He then skipped the Shanghai Masters because of an ankle injury.
Mark Kovacs calls Taylor Fritz the player to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner
The tennis world is waiting for the player who can join Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to form another dominant Big 3. Alcaraz and Sinner are dominating so much that they have claimed every Major since 2024, among other trophies.
Recently, Mark Kovacs, a sport technology consultant, performance physiologist, was a guest on The Inside-In Tennis Podcast, and there he talked about the improvements in Taylor Fritz’s game, before suggesting that the American ace is the third guy who can challenge the World No.1 and the World No.2.
A great example of that right now, US player, Taylor Fritz. He is probably the best example of someone who, at 15, 16, was not a very good mover; he’ll admit that. In that group of great players that he came up with, Frances [Tiafoe], with Reilly [Opelka], with Tommy [Paul], with Stefan Kozlov, there were a bunch of players; he was the lowest when it comes to physical speed, agility type tests. Every year, he’s made a concerted effort to get better at that aspect of his game.
Fritz, however, trails in the head-to-head matchups with both Sinner and Alcaraz. He holds a 1-4 record against both Alcaraz and Sinner. Fritz and Sinner will also be featuring at the Six Kings Slam.
Novak Djokovic and Alcaraz have got first-round byes. Sinner will clash with Stefanos Tsitsipas, while Fritz will be meeting Alexander Zverev. The winners from the former and later quarterfinals will be facing Djokovic and Alcaraz, respectively, in the last four. After the Six Kings Slam, Sinner will shift his focus toward the Vienna Open.
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