The light-hearted exchange took place while Alcaraz was on cloud nine after a flawless week in the Monte Carlo Masters. Second-seeded Spanish tennis star defeated the likes of Francisco Cerundolo, Daniel Altmaier, and 12th seed Arthur Fils before he overcame compatriot Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in an all-Spanish semifinal.
In the title match, he defeated Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-0 margin to claim his second title of the year. But apart from the in-game competitiveness, Alcaraz showed another side of his personality to fans.
When questioned in an interview about how he would message a girl on Instagram, Alcaraz gave an unfiltered answer, proposing:
“I mean, straight to the point. I would say I saw you in the coffee, I find you really beautiful. I’m just wondering if you want to take a coffee with me, something like that. Straight to the point, but soft.”
Alcaraz then jokingly teased Grigor Dimitrov, who was standing nearby, and lobbed the question in his direction.
“You should ask him,” Alcaraz joked, pointing at the Bulgarian.
Dimitrov smiled and said:
“You’re asking about the line? Oh, come on,” as the two shared a friendly chuckle.
Alcaraz responded with:
“We’ll discuss later.”
Dimitrov was seeded 15th in the competition and advanced to the quarterfinals, where he lost 6-0, 6-0 to eighth seed Alex de Minaur.
