Carlos Alcaraz's new short haircut gets different reactions

When Alcaraz arrived at the US Open on Tuesday, he had a buzz cut instead of his usual long hair.

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Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz surprised everyone at the US Open with a buzz cut. He cut off all his long hair. Golf player Rory McIlroy touched his head and asked why he changed it.

Alcaraz said he wanted to start fresh. McIlroy said it looked good. But tennis player Frances Tiafoe had a different opinion.

After his match, Tiafoe saw Alcaraz and said the haircut was terrible. He joked that Alcaraz might be faster now. Even though Tiafoe criticized the haircut, they stayed good friends.

Alcaraz was going to play against Reilly Opelka. The haircut became more famous than his tennis that day.

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