It has been a memorable couple of days for Carlos Alcaraz. After profitable his fourth ATP Masters 1000 title on Sunday on the Mutua Madrid Open, the Spaniard met a sports activities icon on Monday: Lionel Messi.
Each stars have been in Paris for the Laureus World Sports activities Awards, the place Alcaraz gained the Breakthrough of the 12 months Award and Messi was named World Sportsman of the 12 months.
Alcaraz Wins Laureus Breakthrough Of The 12 months Award
Whereas on the pink carpet for the awards ceremony, Alcaraz was requested about being round Messi, who led Argentina to World Cup glory final 12 months.
“It’s loopy. I’ve by no means met him earlier than,” Alcaraz stated. “It’s loopy to see him right here metres from me. It’s loopy, it’s loopy, actually.”
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The pink carpet reporter instructed the 20-year-old that Messi was strolling by and he would be capable of meet him if he waited a second.
“I want to try this, I want to try this,” an excited Alcaraz stated.
Moments later, Alcaraz and Messi shared a heat greeting. That was not the one star-studded assembly he loved that night. After the ceremony, Alcaraz took a selfie with lots of the stars current, from Messi and Robert Lewandowski to World Sportswoman of the 12 months Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Motion Sportsperson of the 12 months Eileen Gu and Sportsperson of the 12 months With A Incapacity Catherine Debrunner.
After the fast journey, Alcaraz will now flip his focus again to the tennis court docket. The Spaniard will this week make his Internazionali BNL d’Italia debut. He’ll play countryman Albert Ramos-Vinolas or Italian Francesco Passaro within the second spherical.
