The Spaniard, number 1 in the world ranking, trained with the Frenchman in the run-up to his debut in the Canadian competition and had to carry out the punishment in front of the public.
Carlos Alcaraz He finished training on Tuesday prior to his debut in the Canadian Masters 1,000, which is being held this year in Toronto, having to serve a “punishment” with a round of push-ups after losing a technical skill game against the Frenchman. Gael Monfils.
After an hour of practice on one of the complex’s auxiliary courts, Alcaraz and Monfils decided to do the challenge that was popularized by Novak Djokovic: Before going over the net, the ball has to hit the kicker’s side of the court.
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The protagonists enjoyed themselves so much that, after exhausting the time they had allotted for training, they continued with the game on a neighboring track to delight the fans who were closely following the returns of the two players.
Alcaraz, at all times with a smile on his face, lost all three rounds of the pachanga and as “punishment” he had to do a round of push-ups before the amused gaze of Monfils, the Spanish player’s technical team and the Canadian public.
Photo: EFE/Julio Cesar Rivas
Once the push-ups were finished, Alcaraz greeted the crowd who were shouting his name before leaving the training courts for the Canadian Open.
Alcaraz, the number one in the world, will debut this Wednesday in the second round of the Canadian tournament against the winner of the match between the also Spanish Bernabe Zapata (63) and the American Ben Shelton (43).
With information from EFE
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