“What makes Carlos so captivating is the emotion he brings to the game: joy, spontaneity, genuine artistry,” says Pharrell Williams, men’s creative director of Louis Vuitton, in the piece. “He’s not just playing; he’s expressing something.”
The profile also spends significant time exploring Alcaraz’s rivalry with Jannik Sinner, the match-up already nicknamed “Sincaraz” and responsible for some of the most iconic matches in recent history. Vanity Fair frames their relationship as the spiritual successor to the era dominated by Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, and Alcaraz says that
“We’re showing the world that we can be on court and give our best, and try to do the most possible damage to the other while playing, try to beat each other, and then, off court, just be two guys who get along really well,” he says. “We help each other give our best.”
“We are fighting for the same goal, but there’s no need to hate each other because we want the same thing,” adding: “When you are competing at this level, having a close friendship is complicated. It can be done. I’m all for it.”
