Carlos Alcaraz kick-started his season by going ‘full throttle’ at January’s Australian Open, where he lifted the trophy to become the youngest man to complete the Career Grand Slam.
On Thursday, the No. 1 player in the PIF ATP Rankings visited a couple of fellow Spanish sporting stars who are also aiming to begin their respective 2026 seasons in style. Alcaraz caught up with Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz as the duo took part in the F1 pre-season testing in Bahrain.
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— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) February 12, 2026
A keen motorsport fan, Alcaraz has long been a big supporter of both Alonso, a two-time winner of the Formula One World Driver’s Championship, and Sainz. He posed for photos with both drivers, who will also be hoping for a magic moment in Melbourne to begin the year: The 2026 F1 season starts in the city with the Australian Grand Prix on 8 March.
The 22-year-old Alcaraz is in the Middle East ahead of next week’s Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha, where he will compete as the top seed. He will be joined in the field in the Qatari capital by his great Lexus ATP Head2Head rival, World No. 2 Jannik Sinner.
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