WATCH: Carlos Alcaraz perfectly emulates Rafael Nadal’s water bottle superstition at Madrid Open

Carlos Alcaraz was spotted arranging his water bottles in the court. Alcaraz, who is a Spanish professional tennis player, is currently ranked No.2 in the world (men’s singles) by the ATP. He seemed to have picked up this unique superstition of keeping perfectly arranged water bottles from fellow Spanish professional tennis player and legend of the game, Rafael Nadal.

Rafael Nadal has been dubbed, by many news outlets, as the most superstitious man in tennis and he has always been vocal about his superstitions which help him concentrate during matches. Alcaraz, despite being on the rise in the sport, is young and fairly new to the public sphere. His off-court personality is slowly being brought forward to the audience.

Carlos Alcaraz did speak about his superstitions in an interview with Marca magazine. His reasoning was much more shallow and relatable to us common folks. “I try to repeat the things that are going well even if they are nonsense,” Alcaraz said. “If at the beginning of the week, I do one thing and win the first game, I try to do the same.” His practices of superstition are not only limited to bottles as he also admitted to often singing the song “Eye of the Tiger” for motivation.

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Rafael Nadal’s superstitious practices

A plethora of articles and videos can be found on the internet dedicated to showing and explaining Rafael Nadal’s bizarre ritualistic activities during a tennis game. Elaborated lists and compilation videos of him and his in-court superstitions can be found readily on the internet. This goes on to show that even the greatest athletes think and act just like normal people.

The superstitious activities that Nadal practices on a tennis court include water bottle placing, rolling his rackets in a particular way, jumping during his tosses, eating energy gel in a particular way, jumping during the coin toss, and many more.

Fans of the sport have often questioned if Nadal has a case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder but he has never confirmed or denied it. He has always made a point that these practices help him concentrate during a game and ignoring them leads to him getting distracted.

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