After each of his wins so far at the 2025 U.S. Open, Carlos Alcaraz has used his racquet and simulated a golf swing.
Two days ahead of his semifinal match against Novak Djokovic on Friday, the golf-loving tennis star played for real alongside fellow Spaniard Sergio Garcia.
Alcaraz said he loves playing golf on his off days between matches in tournaments and this week was no different. He actually had two days off so Wednesday was his day to hit the course with Garcia, who earlier in the week withdrew from the Irish Open. That WD came on the heels of him learning he was not on the 2025 European Ryder Cup team.
“I started to play at the beginning of 2020. I just love playing,” said Alcaraz. “I used to go to hit some balls in the driving range when I was really, really young. I liked it, but since 2020, I just started to play more, to go on the course, to play some holes. I just fell in love with golf. I started to play more and more. I saw myself improving, so it engaged me even more to the golf, and it has me. I just feel really peaceful when I go out and play some golf on the golf course.”
Alcaraz, whose Wednesday golf outing also included tennis pro Juan Carlos Ferrero, says he’s a 14 handicap and said Garcia was going to have to give him some shots.
“He has to give me at least 10 to 15,” he joked. “I’m not that good, Sergio. Come on!”
