Carlos Alcaraz reacts to Spain winning gold in soccer at the Paris Olympics

Carlos Alcaraz congratulated Spain's men's soccer team on their Olympic gold, expressing pride in their victory.

Carlos Alcaraz reacts to Spain winning gold in soccer at the Paris Olympics

Carlos Alcaraz congratulates Spain's soccer team for winning gold in Paris (Via Imago)

Carlos Alcaraz was thrilled after Spain’s men’s soccer team won gold at the Paris Olympics. Spain has secured 15 medals so far, with Alcaraz, the soccer team, and several other athletes contributing to their country’s success.

Alcaraz made his debut in this Olympics and was already a people’s favorite in the village. He also did not disappoint in his debut and won silver for his country. Alcaraz played in both singles and doubles at this tournament. He teamed up with Rafael Nadal for doubles and had a good run till the quarterfinal.

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In singles, he was very dominant throughout the tournament and ended up in the final. Continuing to be one of the favorites to win, he was up against the No.1 seed Novak Djokovic. It was an amazing match for the viewers as both the players put up a fight to remember. In the end, it was Novak Djokovic who emerged victorious 7-6(3), 7-6(2).

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Alcaraz may have lost the match, but he still won silver for Spain and then continued to cheer on his country in other sports. As a huge fan of his soccer team, the youngster supported Spain for this tournament as well.

As it went, Spain was also dominant and went on to beat France 5-3 to secure gold. Alcaraz was delighted for his country and congratulated them online. He tweeted in Spanish, which translated to the following in English.

LET'S GO!!!!! What a game and what an overtime!Congratulations!!!!!
Carlos Alcaraz tweed on X.

With that gold medal, Spain moved up to 15th place in the overall medal standings, bringing their total to 15 medals: four gold, three silver, and eight bronze. As a few more events remain, Spain still has a chance to add to their tally.

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Carlos Alcaraz has chance to overtake Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings

With the tour heading closer to the US Open, the rankings play an important role in deciding players’ draw at the Slam. Currently, Jannik Sinner is leading the draw and is less likely to be replaced before the US Open.

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Carlos Alcaraz (Via Imago)

However, in No.2, Novak Djokovic is presently there but might be replaced by Carlos Alcaraz soon. The Serbian is currently at 8460 points, ahead of Alcaraz (7950). However, there is the Cincinnati Masters to be played before the American Slam.

Fortunately for Alcaraz, Djokovic has withdrawn from the Masters 1000, leaving the title up for grabs. The 1000 points at stake could be enough to propel Alcaraz to second place in the rankings ahead of the Grand Slam.

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