Rory McIlroy and Carlos Alcaraz have attracted a lot of public attention. Namely, the Northern Irish golfer decided to visit a tennis match at the U.S. Open, where Alcaraz celebrated against his opponent, Reilly Opelka.
However, before the match itself, the famous golfer and the tennis player met on the tennis court, where they had an interesting conversation.
Rory McIlroy has sympathy for Alcaraz, not only for his game, but also as a person, and it was also felt that the Spanish tennis player has positive emotions towards Rory McIlroy.
However, one detail attracted everyone's special attention.
McIlroy was a bit surprised by Carlos Alcaraz's hairstyle, deciding to joke with him.
"Why this?"- Rory said.
Rory McIlroy wasn't the only one who noticed the hairstyle of this popular tennis player, as many also reacted, including Alcaraz's tennis colleagues.
The Spanish tennis player was in a positive mood and had an interesting answer for Rory McIlroy.
He said he wants to have a fresh haircut and probably open a new chapter in his career.
"Just got a haircut that I struggled with," Alcaraz said. "I mean, I had to start fresh."
Rory McIlroy eventually said he was happy with his haircut and liked it.
"I like it. It's good. It's a good look."
Alcaraz shared his reasons
Carlos Alcaraz later shared his reasons for getting a new haircut after the tournament.
His brother made a mistake at one point, after which he decided to remove all the hair from his head.
"I felt like my hair was really long," Alcaraz said.
"Before the tournament, I just really wanted to get a haircut. Suddenly, my brother misunderstood the machine. He just cut it and the only way to fix [was] to shave it off."
In any case, the Spanish tennis player knew how to attract attention, even though he had no intention of it. However, the public had interesting reactions on social networks with full of comments related to the young tennis player's hairstyle.