Carlos Alcaraz accomplished a powerful profession Grand Slam when taking the Australian Open title and he’s set to commemorate the victory by holding his phrase.
Carlos Alcaraz is all set to defy his dad and mom as soon as once more (Picture: Getty)
Carlos Alcaraz is about to get a kangaroo tattoo to mark his record-breaking Australian Open success. However his dad and mom have by no means been completely approving of their tennis star son’s physique artwork.
At simply 22 years outdated, Alcaraz grew to become the youngest man in historical past to finish a profession Grand Slam in Melbourne. He got here from a set right down to beat Novak Djokovic 3-1 and added the title to his pair of US Open, Wimbledon and French Open crowns. For his exploits he earned simply over £2million. The Spaniard has now confirmed he’s set to fulfil a pledge he made earlier than this newest success and get one other tattoo, a lot to his dad and mom’ slight concern.
Talking 12 months in the past on the Australian Open earlier than he was triumphant this 12 months and claimed his seventh Grand Slam title, Alcaraz addressed the opportunity of getting a tattoo if he had been to win. He has ink from a few of his earlier main wins, a practice he follows after each success.
Alcaraz admitted that he would get a kangaroo tattooed on his physique ought to he prevail. He has now confirmed that that is nonetheless his plan. He mentioned this week: “I already know it should be a kangaroo. I simply do not know the place. I am simply fascinated with the leg however I do not know which calf, whether or not will probably be the suitable or left one.”
His dad and mom are recognized to not be followers of their son’s ink, as he admitted after successful Wimbledon in 2024 that he had considerably misled them concerning how usually he could be getting tattoos. Alcaraz had already been inked after successful at SW19 the 12 months prior.
Nonetheless, he mentioned: “I informed my dad and mom simply to calm them that it was simply the primary one in each main. However it is a actually huge second. Most likely I’ll put the date of this one subsequent to final 12 months’s. This one, I’ve to speak with them. Just a little one I can disguise.”
The Spaniard has US Open-themed tattoos on his left arm (Picture: Getty)
His custom started after his debut main win on the US Open in 2022. He acquired the date of his win, “11.09.22,” inked on his left arm. When he received the identical competitors in 2025, he had the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty added to the identical arm.
Alcaraz additionally has a Wimbledon-themed tattoo, with a strawberry and the date of his 2023 win tattooed simply above his proper ankle. He added the date of his second win alongside that, presumably after consulting together with his dad and mom, a 12 months later.
In 2024, he additionally had the Eiffel Tower inked on his left leg, together with the date of victory in Paris that 12 months. Now, though his dad and mom evidently aren’t precisely happy, a kangaroo is about to affix the opposite tattoos on Alcaraz’s physique.
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Explaining how he is ready to get away with the ink, he informed Marca: “I select a discreet location. I am not going to get one on my face or in the midst of my thigh, or something like that. They usually’re comparatively small tattoos, medium-sized. That is why they do not elevate any crimson flags. It is underneath management.”
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