Just after Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alex de Minaur on 9 November, everything looked perfect. He had played confident tennis, the crowd was excited, and he walked into the press conference the same way he always does after a win. But then an awkward silence filled the room. It all started when a journalist suddenly asked him about his love life, if his “ heart had been stolen” or if he was still “free, “ a question no one expected.

Alcaraz looked confused and even leaned forward as if he needed to hear the question again. “Excuse me?” When the journalist repeated the same question. Alcaraz finally responded, “I am free. I am free. I am free. ”

And now, a week later, just before his semi-final match against Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alcaraz revealed to El País, without taking any n

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