Carlos Alcaraz has described the awkward encounter he had in an elevator with five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova at the Canadian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz was “shocked” by the encounter and initially doubted that the former Russian star he was standing next to was who he claimed to be.
Alcaraz shared the details of his encounter with tennis legend Sharapova and said: “I watch her, you know, a lot of matches,” Alcatraz explained. “She was a great tennis player. She was probably one of the best players in the world. And I was in shock because I didn’t expect her to be here in Toronto. And she was first in the lift and it was, she is Maria or not? You know what I mean?”
He further added: “But it was great to meet her and know that she’s going really well and, you know, she’s life right now. And talk a little bit with her – it was really nice.”
Alcaraz got off to a strong start at the Canadian Open by defeating Ben Shelton 6-3, 7-6 in the second round.
Star power in Toronto 🤩🤩🤩@carlosalcaraz | @MariaSharapova pic.twitter.com/eSdF6BxMnO
— National Bank Open (@NBOtoronto) August 9, 2023
Alcaraz in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWWWWWWWW Currently the world no.1, Alcaraz has a 49-4 record in 2023. Carlos is now having a run in Toronto where he conquered the world no.41 Ben Shelton 6-3 7-63 and the world no.17 Hubert Hurkacz 3-6 7-62 7-63.
Carlos Alcaraz will fight against the world no.14 Tommy Paul in the quarter on Friday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual head to head record is 1-1.
Alcaraz has won 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) after Cincinnati. The main draw will start on the 13th of August.
