- Carlos Alcaraz has revealed how strict the Wimbledon organizers can be
- The double champion explained that he had been almost prohibited for a bizarre reason
- Alcaraz said he had been informed by Powers above that he would not be allowed to play
Carlos Alcaraz has opened on extreme measures that Wimbledon organizers take to maintain the reputation of competition as the most prestigious of tennis.
The consecutive reigning champion won the tournament twice, after defeating Novak Djokovic in 2023 and again managed to push the Serbian last year.
The success of Alcaraz in 2024 made him the ninth man in the open era to defend the title of Wimbledon and the youngest to achieve this feat from the legendary Roger Federer.
In doing so, the 21 -year -old also became the first male player born in the 2000s to win the French Open and Wimbledon the same year.
But the triumphs of Alcaraz in SW19 were almost interrupted by an apparently pedantic rule by the above powers.
The Spaniard explained that his colorful underwear had almost won him a suspension of Wimbledon because they were considered to be in violation of the all-white kit policy of the tournament.
Carlos Alcaraz said it was almost prohibited from Wimbeldon for having brought colorful underwear
Memoirs were deemed to violate the policy of all strict white kit of the prestigious tournament tournament
Alcaraz won Wimbledon twice – in 2023 and 2024 – Fighting Novak Djokovic during the two years
Alcaraz explained that the memories were visible by his shorts, and that the organizers told him that he would not be allowed to play if he repeated the offense.
The world n ° 3 told the Docuseries of Netflix, in my own way: “I think Wimbledon is one of the most elegant tournaments in the world, if not the most elegant, whether for its prestige or its rules.
“You cannot walk on the ground unless you are dressed in all white.
“I wore colored memories and you could see them through my shorts, and they called me on them, saying:” Next time, we will not let you play. “”
“I mean, it really shows you how strict they can be!”
The victory at Wimbledon this year would guarantee Alcaraz a third consecutive title. In doing so, he would become the youngest man in the open era to do so at the All England Club.
However, this achievement would still be far from the record for the most consecutive titles on the sacred lawn terrains.
Roger Federer (2003 to 2007) and Bjorn Borg (1976 to 1980) won five consecutive titles in Wimbledon.
