Carlos Alcaraz recently caught up with basketball star Jimmy Butler.
Carlos Alcaraz is on an incredible run of form and cruised through to the third round of the Miami Open after registering a convincing victory against Dusan Lajovic in straight sets.
The World No.1 is the man to beat in men’s Tennis at the moment and he has certainly captured the attention of Tennis fans worldwide – the latest of whom happens to be American Basketball star Jimmy Butler. Butler, who represents Miami Heat in the NBA, was in attendance at the Hard Rock stadium to watch Alcaraz play as the teenager put on a sublime display of Tennis.
Alcaraz and Butler interacted with each other after the match and had a brief photoshoot session. Butler was all praise for the Spaniard and said: “He’s always poised. He’s never rattled and more than anything, it looks like he’s having so much fun out there. I think whenever you have fun and you have that mentality that you know you’re the best, you go out there and you play as though you’re the best, results happen and he’s not No. 1 for no reason.” Alcaraz will now face 16th seed Tommy Paul in the third round tomorrow.
Let us take a look at some of the reactions from fans on social media.
“Jimmy Butler loves sports. He’s a big soccer fan and is friends with some great players. Cool to see elite athletes support each other”, wrote a fan.
“Two sporting freaks”, tweeted another fan.
“Like no other human activity, sports is about bringing people together in the spirit of friendship and respect”, read a tweet.
“That’s a soon-to-be All Time Great … and some basketball player too!” – commented another fan.
Another fan wrote: “Whoa, even Djokovic don’t attract sporting stars over here in the US.”
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