Carlos Alcaraz admitted that he was left “nervous” when Vinicius Junior, Fede Valverde, Dani Ceballos and Rodrygo turned out to look at him beat Grigor Dimitrov in Madrid. The 19-year-old is the defending champion this week and obtained some nicely needs from the Real Madrid stars earlier than returning the favour forward of their Champions League semi-final.

Alcaraz is thru to the last-16 of Madrid after dispatching Grigor Dimitrov 6-2 7-5. The world No 2 had some star-studded followers in attendance as a few of Real Madrid’s prime gamers headed over to the event to look at the reigning champion in motion.

After a troublesome opening match which noticed him go a set all the way down to Emil Ruusuvuori, the highest seed was extra convincing towards the Bulgarian. But he was left feeling nervous for a unique purpose with the footballers within the stands.

“I still get nervous, I’m not going to lie,” Alcaraz confessed, discussing his well-known followers. “Seeing giants like them in the stands… I’m so happy that they would come to see my match.”

The nine-time title winner additionally mentioned he had his personal message for Vini Jr and co, wishing them nicely with Manchester City looming within the Champions League. “We spoke about how well I played today, and their latest results,” he mentioned of his transient chat with the gamers.

“We discussed what is coming up for them against City. I wished them luck and they did likewise to me.” It’s additionally not the primary time that Alcaraz has rubbed shoulders with Real Madrid’s stars, as he paid a visit to their locker room back in October.