Carlos Alcaraz and a Cristiano Ronaldo-style celebration: “SIIIUUU”

The young promise of world tennis, Carlos Alcaraz, is competing in the Shanghai Masters 1,000 and after the victory he achieved this Sunday against the local Yibing Wu, 560 in the ATP ranking and invited to the tournament, the Spaniard left one of the most outstanding images of the weekend paying tribute to the footballer Cristiano Ronaldo.

Alcaraz suffered more than necessary to achieve the victory, with Wu standing in the first game which led to a tie break, where the Roland Garros champion won 7-6 (5), while in the second he managed to break the tie three times. serve to win 6-3 and claim victory.

But the really interesting thing came later, at the time of the celebration, when the tournament organization asked the winner to take a marker and write whatever he wanted in front of one of the cameras.

But what was surprising is that after leaving his signature stamped on the team’s glass, he then wrote “SIIIUUU”, in reference to Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic celebration.

After writing, Alcaraz smiled slightly before leaving the complex.

The victory is the eleventh in a row that Alcaraz has achieved in 2024, who has not known defeat since he was eliminated in the second round at the US Open in New York.

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