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Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz winner of Laureus World Sportsman of the Year attends the Laureus World Sports Awards Madrid 2026 on April 20, 2026 in Madrid, Spain. <\/p>\n
Seven-time major winner Carlos Alcaraz sent tennis fans into a tizzy Thursday when he debuted his brand new hairdo on social media.<\/p>\n
A new July photo dump from the Spaniard offers a look into his recent highlights: presenting the trophy at the FIFA World Cup final, hanging out with the La Roja squad and hitting the tennis court as he works his way back from a wrist injury.<\/p>\n
While it\u2019s unclear whether Alcaraz will keep his new braided look for the US Open\u2014where he defends his title next month\u2014he certainly sparked strong reactions across the tennis community. Alcaraz\u2019s newest IG post can be seen below.<\/p>\n
Carlos Alcaraz showing off a new hairstyle on IG <\/p>\n
Carlos Alcaraz New Hairstyle Causes Stir<\/p>\n
While some fans dig Alcaraz\u2019s new look, the consensus seems to be that cornrows don\u2019t quite suit the 23-year-old superstar.<\/p>\n
\u201cIs that really him?!\u201d a shocked fan asked on X.<\/p>\n
One fan is just happy to see Alcaraz, sidelined since April with a wrist injury, nearing a return to the tennis court, possibly at the upcoming Cincinnati Masters.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot his best. But whatever it takes to come back and win again! #Vamos\u201d<\/p>\n
Some fans reacted negatively, asking Alcaraz to stop looking like Bad Bunny<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe thinks he\u2019s Bad Bunny, I can\u2019t take it anymore,\u201d one fan exclaimed.<\/p>\n Fans React to Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s Braids<\/p>\n \u201cFind his hairdresser as soon as possible. It\u2019s a disaster!\u201d another added:<\/p>\n \u201cNo, this isn\u2019t possible, do something.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201c\ud83d\udc4e\ud83d\udc4e\ud83d\udc4e,\u201d wrote one fan, making his feelings very clear.<\/p>\n Some fans believe Alcaraz may just be trying to troll the Internet with a temporary new hairdo, and will likely get rid of his braids in time for his return to the court.<\/p>\n Alcaraz has been targeting a return to the court at the Cincinnati Masters, which gets underway on August 8. The Spaniard was previously expected to play the upcoming Canadian Open in Montreal, but withdrew a few weeks back to continue his rehab.<\/p>\n According to Spanish journalist Francisco J. Moya, Alcaraz is in good spirts after being cleared for all tennis activities by his medical staff.<\/p>\n \u201cCarlos Alcaraz is already beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel,\u201d Moya wrote on La Verdad<\/a>. \u201cAfter almost four months away from competition due to the right wrist injury he suffered during the Conde de God\u00f3, the Murcian tennis player faces the decisive phase of his recovery with a very defined objective: to return to the courts at the Cincinnati Masters 1000, last major preparation tournament before the US Open.\u201d<\/p>\n The report added that Alcaraz and his team strategically withdrew from the Canadian Open so they can test his wrist at Cincinnati \u2014 the last stop before the US Open.<\/p>\n \u201cCincinnati, a tournament that starts on August 13 (just a month from now), offers a much more favorable scenario to measure the true condition of Alcaraz\u2019s wrist.\u201d<\/p>\n Alcaraz is looking to become a three-time champion at Flushing Meadows after his previous wins in 2022 and 2025. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner enters the US Open as the betting favorite after his dominant victory at Wimbledon earlier this month.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tSai Mohan<\/a> covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sportswriter with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided’s Hoops Habit and more. More about Sai Mohan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz winner of Laureus World Sportsman of the Year attends the Laureus World…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":836391,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[442],"tags":[49,48,82,593],"class_list":["post-836390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=836390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/836390\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/836391"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=836390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=836390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=836390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}