"I felt like my hair was really long already, and before the tournament I just really wanted to get a haircut, the world No 2 told reporters after dismissing Opelka 6-4, 7-5 6-4 on Monday night. Suddenly just my brother just he misunderstood with the machine. He just cut it. Then, the only way to fix it was just to shave it off. To be honest, it's not that bad, I guess."
"So far, the verdict on his brother's barber skills are mixed. Some people like it, some people don't like it, he said. To be honest, I'm just laughing about the reaction of the people. It is what it is. I can't do anything else right now, so I'm just laughing about everything they are saying about my haircut. One person who is not a fan is Frances Tiafoe."
Carlos Alcaraz expected to face Reilly Opelka's powerful serves but instead dealt with a botched haircut from his brother before the US Open. The brother misunderstood the clippers and the only fix was to shave Alcaraz's hair off. Alcaraz has flown his usual barber, Victor Martinez, to other tournaments but did not bring him to New York. Reactions to the haircut are mixed and Alcaraz is laughing at the commentary. Frances Tiafoe described the cut as horrendous while still expressing support for Alcaraz. Alcaraz won his first-round match against Opelka in straight sets.
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