Carlos Alcaraz recently remembered an old friend from his hometown Murcia, Spain during a media interaction at the 2024 Argentina Open.
Alcaraz, ranked 2nd in the world, has not had an ideal start to his season this year. The Spaniard reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open for the first time in his career, but turned in a listless performance to lose 1-6, 3-6, 7-6(2), 4-6 to sixth-seeded Alexander Zverev.
The 20-year-old took a little rest following his campaign Down Under before flying to Buenos Aires for the 2024 edition of the Argentina Open. On Tuesday (February 13), he sat down for a fun chat with the local media ahead of his opener to discuss a rather funny euphemism for losing a match 6-0, 6-0 called ‘Leave by bike’.
Carlos Alcaraz was later probed on whether he was ever blanked by any player with the above scoreline, to which he replied in the affirmative. The World No. 2 stated that it was a childhood friend named Antonio ‘Antonito’ Lopez who had defeated him 6-0, 6-0 in a match in his hometown at the young age of 10.
The Spaniard proceeded to call his friend an “a****le,” joking that he was still not over the loss.
“Once when I was 10, to a friend from Murcia, Antonio Lopez. Antonito, if you see this, a****le!” Alcaraz said.
‘What does ‘leave by bike’ mean?’
Alcaraz: ‘I don’t use it but I know what it means – it’s when you lose 6-0 6-0’
‘Have you ever left by bike?’
Alcaraz: ‘Once when I was 10, to a friend from Murcia, Antonio Lopez – Antonito, if you see this, asshole’ 😂 pic.twitter.com/Zz3RMzMfPA
— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) February 13, 2024