Carlos Alcaraz and Russian ace Karen Khachanov are training together ahead of the Hamburg Open in Germany
Carlos Alcaraz is set to be back on clay court events after a disappointing outing at Wimbledon. The Hamburg Open is already underway and Alcaraz will be in action in the tournament. Ahead of his first appearance at the event, the Spaniard shared a training picture with Karen Khachanov on Twitter.
Carlos Alcaraz is seeded no.1 in the tournament and will play his first-round match tomorrow against Germany’s Nicola Kuhn. Meanwhile, no.7 seed Khachanov will be making his first appearance later today against Germany’s Jan Struff in the Round of 32.
Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, his previous tournament on clay. He has also won three titles on clay surfaces this year and will be high on confidence going into this tournament. The Spaniard had a hitting session with fellow pro-Karen Khachanov ahead of his first-round match.
Alcaraz has already emerged as a fan favourite in his brief career so far. Fans are really excited to watch the teenager in action at the upcoming tournaments.
“Good to see you champ! Keep practicing a D we’re 100% behind you”, tweeted a fan, conveying his unconditional support for Alcaraz.
“I miss when you were less famous and saw my stories. soon we will be seeing you play in person at the Rio Open 2023”, read an emotional tweet from another fan.
“I like the cute koala on your cloth. Take care dear brave angel”, tweeted another fan, who was more fascinated by Alcaraz’s outfit.
Another fan gave us a funny throwback – “Last time both guys were seen with hammer🔨🤣From: Carlos Alcaraz twitterand Karen Khachanov IG.”
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