Ahead of this year’s US Open, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have only reinforced their positions as the best two players in men’s tennis.

Ahead of the Spaniard's first fixture in the 2025 U.S. Open, Alcaraz cut off all his hair and is now rocking a bold buzz-cut look. Alcaraz is slated to play American Reilly Opelka in the first round Monday night, and is vying for his second career U.S. Open title after previously winning it in 2022 when he was just 19 years old.

Even golf star Rory McIlroy was surprised to see tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz sporting a new look at the US Open.

Carlos Alcaraz revealed the lighthearted reason for why he shaved his hair into a buzzcut ahead of the 2025 U.S. Open—and it seems the style wasn’t an intentional choice.

The US Open posted a video of a short clip of Tiafoe seeing Alcaraz’s new cut with a less-than-approving look. Alcaraz was sporting a new buzzcut when the American tennis star saw him. “Yeah, it’s horrible. It’s terrible,” Tiafoe said when asked about the clip during his post-match press conference.

Jannik Sinner y Carlos Alcaraz, los tenistas que se encuentran en los dos primeros puestos del ranking masculino, han acaparado cada título de

Carlos Alcaraz is publicly single, most recently discussing his status in July 2024. The tennis player has been previously linked to his childhood friend, María Gonzalez Gimenez, though neither ever confirmed the relationship. He recently sparked dating speculation with his US Open mixed doubles partner, Emma Raducanu.

Tennis world number two Carlos Alcaraz surprised the world when he debuted his daring new haircut at this year's US Open, during the first-round press conference