Carlos Alcaraz has defined his viral Australian Open interview blunder by claiming he’s simply ‘shy’ round women, amid hypothesis he’s in a relationship with a fellow participant.
After his win towards Miomir Kecmanovic, the world No.2 Spanish participant was unable to call any feminine tennis gamers when requested to in a post-match interview.
Former American tennis star Jim Courier requested Alcaraz who his favorite gamers to observe are, including it could possibly be “males’s, ladies’s, wheelchair tennis, it does not matter.”
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“I like to observe each match if I can,” the Spaniard replied earlier than itemizing Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner amongst his favourites – all noticeably male.
“I’ll put you on the spot, what about WTA?” Courier then requested.
The query prompted a nervous giggle from Alcaraz, who confirmed he does “watch WTA as nicely” when he is ready to.
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“After I flip the TV on, whether it is WTA, ATP, no matter, I like to observe it clearly,” he added, nonetheless failing to call a feminine participant on the spot.
Alcaraz addressed the on-court blunder in his official post-match interview, telling reporters he’s simply “shy with women.”
“I used to be too shy to say it however my favorite participant is [Emma] Raducanu. I watched her first spherical match, it is so good to see her again,” the Spanish star stated.
“I used to be afraid of the response from the general public,” he added, explaining his non-answer.
“I’m shy with women.”
Followers took to the feedback part to gush over the athlete’s response, with some even speculating a secret romance between him and English star Emma Raducanu.
“They might be such an excellent couple,” one fan commented on X, previously referred to as Twitter.
“Love is within the air,” one other stated.
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“Awwww suppose he has a crush on her,” a 3rd wrote.
Nonetheless, Raducanu is already believed to be relationship billionaire inheritor, Carlo Agostinelli, if their many Instagram posts and household outings are something to go by.
Likewise, Alcaraz himself is rumoured to be in a relationship with Maria Gonzalez Gimenez, who’s a legislation scholar on the College of Murcia.
Neither seem to have formally confirmed they’re in a relationship, with Alcaraz notoriously holding his non-public life on the low.
