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2025 French Open, Carlos Alcaraz hits back perfectly at Nick Kyrgios after his controversial ‘girls’ and ‘partying’ claim

Carlos Alcaraz  is currently defending his Wimbledon title having won the 2025 French Open earlier this year.

The Spaniard bested Andrey Rublev in a mouth-watering round of 16 clash on Sunday evening to make it 18 Wimbledon wins in a row as he continues his bid to win a three-peat at the All England Club.

Five-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz looks set to dominate the world of tennis for years to come having won five Grand Slams before turning 23.

He is currently engaged in a fiercely contested rivalry with Italy’s Jannik Sinner, who he beat at Roland-Garros in the French Open final last month.

The pair have gone back and forth for some time now, drawing comparisons with the rivalries shared between tennis’ fabled ‘Big Four’ of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic.

Kyrgios was asked which player he felt would have the better career, and he opted to go with Sinner due to Alcaraz’s exploits off the court.

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“I’ll say Sinner, because Alcaraz likes girls,” he said, in an interview with tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou.

“He might get distracted, he might party too much.

“That’s my only thing, whereas Sinner will stay a bit locked in, I think.”

The comments were particularly surprising considering Alcaraz currently has five Grand Slams to his name compared with Sinner’s three.

Alcaraz struck back though, suggesting that he found the comments funny.

“They’re funny comments, which coming from him doesn’t surprise me,” he responded.

“It’s no secret that Jannik has fewer ups and downs than me. It’s something I’ve been working on.

“It has nothing to do with the nightlife world.”

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Alcaraz has been open about his struggles off the court, admitting that tennis has been a source of anxiety and frustration for him during his Netflix documentary series, Carlos Alcaraz: My Way.

“Right now my biggest fear of all is ending up seeing tennis as an obligation,” the Spaniard said.

“Sometimes I feel like I am enslaved to tennis and that causes anxiety, frustration, doubts.”

Just A look back Roger Federer was shocked at the craziest day in Wimbledon history  and chaos ensued

Roger Federer: Wimbledon has seen a huge number of shocks at the tournament already this year. Perhaps none other than Roland Garros champion Coco Gauff, who was beaten by Dayana Yastremska in her first round match.

There have also been many big name casualties in the men’s singles draw including Holger Rune, who received criticism for what he said after his defeat to Nicolas Jarry.

All of these surprising results have drawn parallels to the crazy day at Wimbledon in 2013.

A look back at the crazy day at Wimbledon in 2013 when Roger Federer was shocked

The year of 2013 had already seen some big shocks at Wimbledon, none more so than Rafael Nadal losing to Steve Darcis in the first round.

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However, things were set to reach another level of surprise on day three of The Championships, when chaos ensued at SW19.

Federer was coming into Wimbledon that year as the defending champion, and was coming in with some form after winning his sixth title at the Halle Open.

The Swiss had also won his first round match against Victor Hanescu in comfortable fashion, setting up a meeting with world number 116 Sergiy Stakhovsky.

Despite being the heavy favourite, Federer was beaten by Stakhovsky, 6(5)-7 7-6(5) 7-5 7-6(5), in one of the biggest shocks in Wimbledon history.

After suffering a huge upset in his Wimbledon title defence, Federer admitted his disappointment when speaking in his post-match press conference.

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“Well, I mean, it’s always a disappointment losing any match around the world, and particularly here,” said Federer. “I’ve had some great moments here, but also some tougher ones.

“Yeah, can’t have ’em all. It was a tough loss today. Appreciated all the standing ovation and all the ovation I got leaving the court, no doubt about it.”

This was just the tip of the iceberg on this famous day at Wimbledon, with a total of eight seeded players all exiting the tournament that day.

Wimbledon 2025 : Emma Raducanu to face British counterpart Mimi Xu as Jack Draper meets Sebastian Baez in first round

Emma Raducanu has been drawn against fellow Briton and world No 302 Mimi Xu in the first round of Wimbledon, while Jack Draper will face Argentina’s Sebastian Baez.

Former US Open champion Raducanu would face 2023 Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova or 32nd seed McCartney Kessler in the second round if she beats 17-year-old wild card Xu.

In the men’s draw, British No 1 Draper could take on 2014 US Open winner Marin Cilic in the second round and Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik in the third round, the player who knocked him out of the French Open earlier this month.

Eight-time champion Novak Djokovic, who has made the final in every Wimbledon since 2017, could be Draper’s quarter-final opponent, with world No 1 Jannik Sinner possibly awaiting in the semi-finals.

Top seed Sinner battles fellow Italian Luca Nardi, with reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz up against Italy’s Fabio Fognini and 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic meets France’s Alexandre Muller.

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Women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka comes up against qualifier Carson Branstine and Coco Gauff, who recently won the French Open, faces Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska.

Defending champion Barbora Krejcikova, meanwhile, will take on exciting Filipino teenager Alexandra Eala in the opening round, provided the Czech recovers from a leg injury in time.

Who will the British women face?

Britain’s Katie Boulter has been matched up with ninth seed Paula Badosa, while Harriet Dart faces Dalma Galfi and Sonay Kartal will play 20th seed Jelena Ostapenko.

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Sixteen-year-olds Hannah Klugman and Mika Stojsavljevic have also drawn seeds, with the former facing former US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and Stojsavljevic meeting Ashlyn Krueger.

Heather Watson has been pitted against 23rd seed Clara Tauson, while Fran Jones plays Yulia Starodubtseva and Jodie Burrage meets Caty McNally.

Wimbledon champion: Carlos Alcaraz seals mega sponsorship deal with one of Emma Raducanu’s backers

Carlos Alcaraz’s growing collection of sponsors has a new addition, after it was confirmed that the Wimbledon champion has signed a mega-money deal with Evian.

Alcaraz is one of the most attractive players for the world’s leading brands to sign up after a sensational start to his career, with his epic French Open final win against Jannik Sinner earlier this month cementing his status as a sporting superstar.

Now the world No 2 has joined Emma Raducanu, Frances Tiafoe and Arthur Fils as an Evian brand ambassador, as he looks to cash in on his remarkable success on the court at the age of just 22.

“Hydration is an important part of my daily routine and I’m excited to work with a brand that celebrates the joy of feeling youthful and full of life. I hope we can inspire others to prioritise their well-being,” said Alcaraz as his Evian deal was confirmed.

Alcaraz adds Evian to a list of sponsors that includes Nike, Babolat, Rolex, BMW, Calvin Klein, and Louis Vuitton, with the scramble to be a part of his story certain to gather momentum in the years to come.

With Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal leaving the tennis stage following their retirements and Novak Djokovic set to follow them soon into the tennis afterlife, Alcaraz is now the prized asset for any major brand looking to sign up a tennis star.

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His beaming smile and clean-cut personality ensure he will provide a guaranteed boost for any brand, with Evian making a shrewd move by signing up the 22-year-old.

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The value of this deal was not disclosed, but it has been suggested that Alcaraz will be offered seven-figure sums for deals of this nature.

Raducanu was also attracting offers of that scale after her 2021 US Open win, but her stock has fallen dramatically over the last four years as she has struggled to replicate the form she showed during that famous run in New York.

There have been suggestions that she has lost some of her big sponsorship deals in recent months, but the press release announcing the Alcaraz deal with Evian confirmed the British star is also still part of their brand ambassador roster.

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It means Evian will have a doubles dream team playing together at this year’s US Open, after it was confirmed that Alcaraz and Raducanu will team up in this mixed doubles tournament.

A revamped doubles event at this year’s US Open will see a host of big-name stars playing in a tournament that will take place a week before the singles, with Alcaraz and Raducanu’s double act an eye-catching combination.

“She’s gonna be the boss. I’m super excited about it,” said Alcaraz as he spoke about his doubles match-up with Raducanu. “I think it’s going to be great. It was an amazing idea for the tournament.

“I’ve known Emma for a really long time ago, so we know each other. I have a really good relationship with her. We are going to enjoy it, for sure.

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“I will try to bring my doubles skill. We will try to win, but obviously it’s going to be really, really fun.

“I was thinking that I couldn’t play better unless it was with Emma. I just asked Emma if she wants to play doubles with me. Yeah, I made that special request.”

Raducanu was also asked about the US Open pairing as she prepared to play at the Eastbourne Open and it was clear that she was excited by the prospect.

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“I’ve known him for years and actually in Wimbledon 2021, it was like kind of the first time I started getting to know him, and I had a good run there and then also again in the US Open in 2021,” she said.

“And I remember he was always playing the day before me and I was playing like the second day of the round. And I would see him win and then I would have the motivation to win and get myself into that position too.