Brands That Sponsor Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz won the 2022 US Open title beating Casper Ruud and became the youngest world number 1 in ATP history. He also won the 2023 Wimbledon title by beating Novak Djokovic in the final. Alcaraz is a prodigy, in case you have doubts. In 2024, he won the French Open and Wimbledon titles. 

At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he won the silver medal in singles.  His dad Carlos Alcaraz Sr is a former tennis player. He played a key role in his younger years teaching him the basics of the game. His mom Virginia helped him stay grounded and focus on developing his game. He has three brothers – Alvaro, Sergio, and Jaime.

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia was tagged as the “Next Rafael Nadal” at a young age. He has lived up to those big expectations by producing great results on the court. Alcaraz has said that he doesn’t like being compared to Rafael Nadal but those comparisons happen a lot.

At age 18, Alcaraz won the Umag title and became the youngest player to win a title in more than a decade. His major breakthrough came when he reached the quarterfinals at the 2021 US Open. In 2022, he won two Masters titles at Miami and Madrid, proving that he can play well on multiple surfaces.

Since 2018, he has been training at Juan Carlos Ferrero’s Equelite JC Ferrero Sports Academy. He is coached by Juan Carlos Ferrero, the 2003 French Open singles champion and former world number 1. 

Alcaraz has a strong fitness routine to keep him fit. He pays careful attention to what he eats. He only eats real foods and avoids processed food. He likes fish more than meat. He makes sure that even his supplements do not contain processed food.

Carlos Alcaraz plays an aggressive baseline game. He has a strong forehand and is athletic around the court. Alcaraz’s sponsors are Nike, Babolat, Louis Vuitton, Rolex, ElPozo, BMW, and Calvin Klein. He has earned over $20 million in his career.

Carlos Alcaraz Garfia’s Sponsors

Nike

Alcaraz has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Nike. 

Babolat

Alcaraz has a racquet sponsorship contract with Babolat. He uses the Babolat Pure Aero VS racquet with Babolat AeroPro Drive strings in the mains and Babolat RPM Blast in the crosses.

Louis Vuitton

In 2023, Alcaraz became the house ambassador for Louis Vuitton.

Rolex

In 2022, Alcaraz became an ambassador for the Swiss luxury watchmaker. Rolex also sponsors tennis stars such as Roger Federer, Alexander Zverev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas.

BMW

Calcaraz has a sponsorship deal with German automaker BMW’s Spain division

ElPozo

ElPozo is a Spanish food company that’s part of the Grupo Fuertes business group.

Calvin Klein

In 2023, Calvin Klein signed up Alcaraz. He has appeared in underwear for many Calvin Klein campaigns.

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Reilly Opelka Trolls US Open Organizers By Bringing Back His “Unapproved Bag”

Tote bags finally get the limelight they deserve. Danish player Holger Rune brought an IKEA tote bag for his match against Novak Djokovic. Yesterday, Reilly Opelka brought a pink tote bag for his match against Lloyd Harris.

The US Open officials deemed the logo on the Opelka’s bag as too big and fined him $10,000. The pink bag had the name,  ‘Tim Van Laere Gallery’ on one side. The gallery is based in Antwerp, Belgium and the bag was provided by Opelka’s sponsor, Wilson.

Opelka, known for his brutal honesty, called the fine a joke.

The head referee was telling me you should have come in and had this thing measured. We had that logo specifically made. We measured. It is too big. We made the effort to make it smaller. There was a mistake in production, I think, because in Europe with the conversion, with what was allowed. But I made the effort.

I thought (the fine) was a bit harsh, a bit excessive. My job is not to measure logos. My job is to win matches. I have bigger things to worry about.

You want to take away our prize money the whole time? I guess they’re making up for lost ticket sales last year. I’d love to see it get donated elsewhere. We’ve had a few tragedies here in the States the last couple weeks. If they are going to take 10K from me, it better not go to a major corporation. That’s my thought.

-Reilly Opelka

Undaunted, Opelka brought the same bag for his next match in an attempt to troll the organizers for the stupid fine.

The US Open has turned a blind eye towards long bathroom breaks and coaching from the stands. But the tournament has taken such a hard stance against the size of the logo. It makes them look out of touch.

Andy Roddick suggested that Opelka’s agent should find a bag sponsor that pays him more than the $10K fine. Companies can benefit from the publicity that the unapproved bag got.

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