Carlos Alcaraz has expressed his happiness at having Real Madrid players Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior see him compete at the Madrid Open in 2023. On April 30, Alcaraz defeated Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the third round, building on his three-set victory over Emil Ruusuvuori. He advanced to the Round of 16 with a 6-2, 7-5 victory.

Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo, two prominent football players for Real Madrid, closely followed the Spaniard’s thrilling victory. Later on, the former world number one admitted that he had been anxious about having Brazilians see him compete.

“I still get nervous; I’m not going to lie. Seeing giants like them in the stands… I’m so happy that they would come to see my match,” said Carlitos.

Alcaraz is a well-known Real Madrid supporter who has publicly displayed his allegiance to the team on numerous occasions. He was present at the Stade de France last year to watch the La Liga winners overcome Liverpool 1-0 and win the UEFA Champions League during his Roland Garros campaign in Paris. In his post-game press conference, Alcaraz explained their conversation, saying they talked about both his performance and the soccer team’s most recent results. This included the matchup with Manchester City in the 2022–23 Champions League semifinals.

“We spoke about how well I played today, and their latest results. We discussed what is coming up for them against City. I wished them luck and they did likewise to me.”

Vinicius Jr et Rodrygo qui posent avec un autre grand fan du Real Madrid, Carlos Alcaraz 🌟 pic.twitter.com/hfwa6OxYiJ

— Hala Madrid France (@HalaMadrid_FRA) May 1, 2023

Real Madrid performance and stats

Real Madrid is currently 2nd in the La Liga with 68 points.

In the last 32 games, it has won 21 times, drawn 5 times, and lost 6 times. In its last match, Real Madrid won 4-2 against Almería.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 69 goals and conceding 30.​

Real Madrid will play the next match in La Liga against Real Sociedad on Tuesday 2nd of May in San Sebastián. The prediction is Real Sociedad winning the match.​

Alcaraz in Madrid, ranking, and results in 2023

Now the world no.2, Carlos owns a 25-2 win-loss record in 2023. Carlos is currently competing in Madrid where he conquered the world no.41 Emil Ruusuvuori 2-6 6-4 6-2 and the world no.32 Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 7-5.

Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.16 Alexander Zverev in the 4^th round. Their record is 3-1 for Zverev.

Alcaraz clinched 3 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells and Barcelona. The Spaniard got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).

The Spaniard won 9 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 6 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)

Alcaraz will compete next in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 10th of May.