The normally lush-locked Carlos Alcaraz debuted a buzz cut at the U.S. Open on Monday ― and got a winning reception when the No. 2 seed polled the crowd about it.
First, let’s look at Alcaraz’s ’do from about a week ago:
And here’s Alcaraz addressing fans after his straight-set dismantling of Reilly Opelka on Monday in the first round.
But the Spanish heartthrob didn’t intend to look like a soldier off to basic training. He said the head shave was the result of a botched job by his brother, who was filling in for his regular barber.
It sounds like bro got too frisky with the clippers.
