Overview
- Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova said on a recent podcast that she initially disliked Carlos Alcaraz’s constant smiling before later warming to him.
- She contrasted his upbeat courtside manner with her own more dramatic emotions during matches.
- Carlos Alcaraz lost in the Paris Masters second round to Cameron Norrie and admitted he “didn’t feel well” and made “a lot of mistakes.”
- French journalist Benoit Maylin criticized Alcaraz’s body language after Paris, arguing he must prove he can win when playing below his best.
- Alcaraz is training with his team and plans to head to Turin this week for the Nitto ATP Finals, scheduled for November 9–16, after mixed indoor results in prior editions.