We all know the trend that Carlos Alcaraz follows after claiming a win at a major tournament. He gets inked after every Slam win, a tiny little tattoo on his body as a memento. And as he rose victorious over Jannik Sinner for the 10th time in his career at the 2025 US Open, the tennis frat began to wonder about the tattoo that the Spaniard was planning to get this time. Well, prepare to be shocked, because this time, it’s a pretty special win. 

Alcaraz revealed his inking plans during his conversation with ESPN’s Chris McKendry, Mary Joe Fernandez, and James Blake after the battle with Sinner. When McKendry asked him about it, Alcaraz said, “Well, I said it’s going to be the first one, the first major. But seeing that the first one, US Open, that I won in 2022, I tattoo just the date. I had to do something.” So, this time, he decided to get more than just one tattoo. The new tattoo is something that Rennae Stubbs also wants him to have.

Alcaraz continued, “So, probably, I’m gonna do two things, because I had a bet at the beginning of the tournaments. The Brooklyn Bridge, and obviously the Liberty statue. I’m gonna do both. And the date. Because this one is special. I had to tattoo twice.” The Spaniard now has a pretty impressive collection of body ink. He has an Eiffel Tower for his 2024 French Open win, a strawberry for his Wimbledon win. He even expressed his desire to get a kangaroo for his Australian Open victory. 

But where does he plan on putting the new NYC tattoos? Well, that’s a question that left Carlos Alcaraz confounded. He claimed, “I have the date here [points at left arm], so, I don’t know if it’s gonna be here, or in the… I don’t know how to think about it… New York is gonna get two.” But do you know what his parents think of the tattoo tradition?

Needless to say, like most folks, Alcaraz’s parents weren’t really supportive of the Spaniard’s tattoo tradition. But that didn’t stop him from getting a tattoo following his major title wins. Let’s see what he had to say about it.

Carlos Alcaraz opens up about his parents’ stance about him getting tattooed

Back when he won the title at Roland Garros, he said, “I have to ask my father,” when he was asked about his fourth tattoo at the post-match interview. Well, his parents were simply worried that their son was getting tattooed a bit too often. And to calm them down, he told them that the inks came with one condition. 

During his appearance on Tennis Channel, Carlos Alcaraz revealed, “I told my parents, just to calm them, that it’s just the first one in every Major.” But he knew that his parents weren’t too fond of the tattoos. After winning the Wimbledon trophy in 2023, he confessed, “But I think this is a really big moment. Probably I’m gonna put the date of this one next to the last year’s. I have to discuss with them.”

But what do you think of the tradition? Do you have any suggestions of what he should go with that encompasses his journey and the future in one or two? 

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