“Call me Carlitos” Carlos Alcaraz reveals why he dislikes being called ‘Carlos’
Carlos Alcaraz is world number 3 at the moment and a likely successor to Rafael Nadal.
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Carlos Alcaraz, the number 3 ranked player on the ATP ranking list, is coming after a tournament win in Barcelona. Alcaraz is the hottest player in the tennis world right now.
He has met the expectations that people had from the young star. He has been touted as Rafa Nadal’s successor. Alcaraz is dangerous on all surfaces and is one of the named favorites for the upcoming Roland-Garros. Although he is known as Carlos by most fans, he prefers Carlitos for a very specific reason.
In Spanish Carlitos is a term of endearment for him, whereas being Carlos takes away the affection from his name. This makes him feel like someone’s telling him off, which he finds disconcerting.
The Spaniard further clarified that “Carlos” gives more of a serious vibe, which is contrary to his personality.
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Carlos Alcaraz doesn’t like to feel he’s very grown-up
Carlos Alcaraz said in the post-match interview with Alex Corretja: “I don’t like being called Carlos. I like Carlitos or Charlie. Honestly, Carlos seems very serious to me, and it seems that I have done something wrong”.
Alex Corretja was a Grand Slam runner-up twice (in 1998 and 2001) at the French Open and won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 2 during his career. Alcaraz was interviewed by Corretja, and he revealed that he doesn’t like to feel like a grown-up. He feels that calling him Carlitos or even Charlie for non-Spanish speakers would be fine. But Carlos doesn’t feel like being called that.
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