{"id":25609,"date":"2025-06-29T22:46:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T22:46:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/25609\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T22:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T22:46:09","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-reveals-what-he-always-hears-people-saying-about-tennis-players-that-is-a-big-big-lie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/25609\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz reveals what he always hears people saying about tennis players that is &#8216;a big, big lie&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Carlos Alcaraz is looking to win a third successive title at Wimbledon this year. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/andy-roddick-predicts-if-carlos-alcaraz-will-extend-his-winning-streak-to-25-at-wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alcaraz is currently on an 18-match winning streak<\/a> ahead of Wimbledon this year, where he will be the second seed behind Jannik Sinner.<\/p>\n<p>This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/carlos-alcaraz-says-hes-really-proud-after-noticing-a-big-improvement-in-his-own-game-during-queens-final\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alcaraz winning Queen\u2019s<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/french-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roland Garros<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/italian-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Italian Open<\/a>, and he will look to make it four titles in a row at the grass court major.<\/p>\n<p>While many things appear to be positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alcaraz<\/a> at the moment, he has admitted that there is one thing that people really get wrong about tennis players.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz of Spain interacts with fans as he leaves the court after a practice session prior to The Championships Wimbledon 2025 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/GettyImages-2222593642-1024x683.jpg\" \/>Photo by Clive Brunskill\/Getty ImagesCarlos Alcaraz reveals the lie he always hears people saying about tennis players<\/p>\n<p>When speaking to Hypebeast ahead of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/wimbledon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wimbledon<\/a> this year, Alcaraz was asked many different questions about himself and tennis.<\/p>\n<p>One of those asked to Alcaraz concerned what he thought was the biggest misconception about tennis players.<\/p>\n<p>After giving the question some consideration, Alcaraz revealed that he sometimes hears that people say tennis players are not that kind, something he believes is certainly not the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat they are not kind,\u201d said Alcaraz. \u201cI, I hear a lot of things that, I mean this tennis player is, how can I say? Is bored or is not kind to the people. So I, I\u2019m going to say this is a big, big lie.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DLd2mpzqxFp\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px)\"\/>\n<p>While this is something that he wanted to clarify, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/carlos-alcaraz-praised-for-showing-insane-sportsmanship-during-his-french-open-match-against-ben-shelton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alcaraz is often praised by tennis fans<\/a> for his behaviour both on and off the court.<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz names two sports he would \u2018love\u2019 to play if he was not a tennis player<\/p>\n<p>A more light hearted question addressed to Alcaraz concerned another sport he would play if he was not a professional tennis player.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz could not pick just one and suggested that football and golf would be his two choices.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old said, \u201cIf I had to pick another sport I would love to be a football player or a golf player.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz recently took to the golf course with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/andy-murray\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Murray<\/a> after his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/queens-club-championships\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Queen\u2019s<\/a> victory, but revealed that he actually did not win his round against the recently retired Brit.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time Grand Slam champion will need to quickly divert his attention back to the tennis court, as he opens up Wimbledon\u2019s Centre Court against Fabio Fognini on Monday, June 30.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz is looking to win a third successive title at Wimbledon this year. 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