Carlos Alcaraz arrived on the U.S. Open on Monday with a brand new hairdo.

Really, he arrived at Flushing Meadows with no hairdo — as in no hair in any respect, except for some teeny, tiny specks on his head that come to a widow’s peak.

The world’s No. 2-ranked participant was requested about his surprising new look following his 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 victory over Opelka. Alcaraz advised reporters that he had merely wished a haircut earlier than the match, however one among his brothers “misunderstood” the way to use the clippers.

The ensuing mess, he stated, left him with no selection however to start out over with a clear pate.

“The only way to fix it is just shave it off,” an off-the-cuff Alcaraz stated.

Alcaraz isn’t bothered by the scenario. As he reminded the reporters, hair grows again.

“I’m not really into, you know, the hair at all,” Alcaraz stated. “So I’m the guy who thinks like, OK, the hair grows, you know? And then [in] a few days it’s gonna be already OK, I guess.”

Alcaraz apparently isn’t kidding in regards to the velocity at which his hair grows. He talked about it to reporters in the course of the Australian Open, after arriving in toasty Melbourne with shorter locks than standard.

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz serves throughout a apply session forward of the Australian Open on Jan. 9 in Melbourne.

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“I discussed with my barber that when I get a haircut… three days later it’s grown out,” Alcaraz stated in Melbourne. “So I have to go more often.”

Alcaraz unintentionally supplied an illustration in the course of the French Open, the place he first sported a quite bushy look throughout his first-round win over Giulio Zeppieri on Could 26.

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after profitable some extent throughout his first-round French Open match in opposition to Italy’s Giulio Zeppieri on Could 26 in Paris.

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Two days later, nevertheless, Alcaraz returned to the court docket for his second-round match in opposition to Nuno Borges with a ‘do possibly (but probably not) inspired by Moe Howard from the “Three Stooges.” Alcaraz told befuddled reporters after the match that he “had to do something” about his hair and beard, so he flew in his personal barber.

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to Portugal’s Nuno Borges throughout their second-round match of the French Open on Could 28 in Paris.

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A mere 11 days later, when Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner within the ultimate match for his fifth main championship, he was again to trying like this:

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after defeating Italy’s Jannik Sinner within the French Open ultimate June 8 in Paris.

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So if Alcaraz occurs to win the U.S. Open championship, like he did in 2022, he might need a prolonged mane whereas hoisting the trophy at Arthur Ashe Stadium on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Middle.

Within the meantime, although, some individuals may proceed to answer his haircut the way in which U.S. participant Frances Tiafoe did when requested about it by a reporter following his first-round victory over Yoshihito Nishioka.

“It’s definitely terrible,” Tiafoe stated with fun. “He’s my guy, though. It’s funny. I looked at him and I was like, ‘I guess you’re aerodynamic’ … I don’t know who told him to do that, but it’s terrible. From a guy who gets haircuts week in, week out and prides myself on good haircuts, it’s horrendous.”

Alcaraz additionally laughed when he was requested about Tiafoe’s remark.

“I know he’s lying,” Alcaraz stated. “He likes the haircut. He likes it, he told me.”

Others may react like Irish golfer Rory McIlroy, who expressed his full help for the unconventional change atop Alcaraz’s head whereas assembly with the Spaniard earlier Monday.

“I like it,” McIlroy advised him. “It’s good. It’s a good look.”

Total, Alcaraz advised reporters, reactions have been combined — and he actually doesn’t care both manner.

“Some people like it. Some people don’t like it,” he stated. “To be honest, I’m just laughing about the reaction of the people. It is what it is. So I can’t do anything else right now, so I’m just laughing about everything that they are talking about my haircut.”