"No gold, no tattoo": Carlos Alcaraz skips tattoo after Olympic silver

Tuesday, 13 August 2024 at 01:00

Carlos Alcaraz decided not to get a tattoo after winning the silver medal at Paris 2024. The 4-time Grand Slam champion had tattoos made to honor his first titles at the 2022 US Open, 2023 Wimbledon, and 2024 French Open. The world No. 3 also has a tattoo in honor of his grandfather ("CCC").

The 21-year-old Spaniard had a great performance in Paris, defeating opponents like Tommy Paul and Felix Auger-Aliassime on his way to the final. However, he fell short in the gold medal match against Novak Djokovic and had to settle for the Olympic silver.

Alcaraz declines new tattoo

After the Olympic Games, Alcaraz decided to skip the Canadian Open and delay the start of his hardcourt swing by a week. This week, he will compete in the Cincinnati Open, although he will have a couple of days before debuting in the second round against the winner of Gael Monfils and Alexei Popyrin.

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Upon his arrival in America, Alcaraz was asked if he planned to get a tattoo after winning the Olympic silver medal: "No, because I didn’t get the gold!" Alcaraz said, laughing, during media day. "If I could have won the gold medal, I would have gotten a tattoo," he added.

Alcaraz also mentioned that he left his silver medal in Murcia, alongside his Wimbledon and French Open trophies: "It’s at home! It is close to the Wimbledon and Roland Garros trophies in the living room. It’s over there," he revealed.

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The 4-time Grand Slam champion regretted missing the opportunity to win gold and mentioned Rafael Nadal as an example, who won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics but couldn’t reach the Olympic final in subsequent attempts.

"Obviously, nobody knows what’s going to happen in the future, if I’m going to reach the final again. For example, Rafael Nadal won the gold medal in 2008, and he couldn’t make the final again in the Olympic Games," he said during the aforementioned conversation. "I’m probably going to have another chance in the future, but I’m not sure about it.”