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Carlos Alcaraz laughs off ‘horrendous’ US Open haircut after brother’s clippers slip

Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022.
Carlos Alcaraz won the US Open in 2022. Photograph: Eduardo Muñoz/Reuters

Carlos Alcaraz thought the biggest challenge he would face in the early stages of this year’s US Open was the 145mph serves of his 6ft 11in first round opponent, Reilly Opelka. Instead it turned out to be his own brother.

Alcaraz wanted a haircut before the tournament and, in the absence of his usual barber, Victor Martínez, asked one of his brothers to give him a trim. It did not go well.

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