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PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates winning match point against Alexander Zverev of Germany during the Men's Singles Final match on Day 15 of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on June 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Tennis

Carlos Alcaraz Is Diamonds Under Pressure

Giri Nathan

<p>Owen Lewis is a former Defector intern and has written for The Guardian, The Second Serve, The Athletic, n+1, Texas Monthly, Air Mail, and other publications.</p>


Owen Lewis

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 07: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain serves against Jannik Sinner of Italy during the Men's Singles Semi-Final match on Day Thirteen of the 2024 French Open at Roland Garros on June 07, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)

Carlos Alcaraz Conquers Jannik Sinner In Choppy Ninth Installment Of The Best Rivalry In Men’s Tennis

Iga Swiatek of Poland plays a forehand against Maria Sakkari of Greece in the Women's Final during the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 17, 2024 in Indian Wells, California

Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Closing Dispatch: Out Of The Desert

Carlos Alcaraz smiles with Indian Wells trophy in front of mountains

Carlos Alcaraz Found Revenge And Happiness In The Desert

INDIAN WELLS, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: Maria Sakkari of Greece in action against Diane Parry of France in the fourth round on Day 11 of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 13, 2024 in Indian Wells, California (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)

Defector Tennis Bureau Indian Wells Dispatch Day 4: The Desert Dads Are On The Loose

A beekeper works to clear bees from Centre Court which led to the temporary suspension of the match between Germany's Alexander Zverev and Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in their ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters men's quarterfinal tennis match at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California, on March 14, 2024.

An Interview With The Bee Hero Who Humanely Vacuumed Thousands Of Bees Out Of A Tennis Stadium

Jannik Sinner poses with the China Open trophy

Jannik Sinner Beats The Best At The China Open

U.S. Open stenographers Michele Cook and Linda Christensen.

Interviews

An Interview With The U.S. Open Stenographers Who Wade Through Scattered Thoughts And Xbox References

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic smile together after their Cincinnati Masters final

The Rivalry Between Carlos Alcaraz And Novak Djokovic Won’t Be Long, But It Will Be Legendary

Carlos Alcaraz kisses the Wimbledon trophy

Carlos Alcaraz Is The Happiest Hunter

Carlos Alcaraz holds the Queen's Club title

Carlos Alcaraz Ate On Grass

PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 09: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain appears to be injured against Novak Djokovic of Serbia during the Men's Singles Semi Final match on Day Thirteen of the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on June 09, 2023 in Paris, France.

Carlos Alcaraz Lost His Legs, And His Chance To Beat Novak Djokovic

Jannik Sinner And Carlos Alcaraz Are Squaring Up Again

Carlos Alcaraz Is Back, But Only On One Leg

David Roth

Brett Favre gives the camera a thumbs up while playing in the American Family Insurance Championship golf event in Wisconsin, in June of 2022.

Podcasts

Sweetheart Of The Scuzz Carnival, With Pablo Torre

Carlos Alcaraz Is The Spectacle

Frances Tiafoe celebrates a point in his U.S. Open semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz.

Frances Tiafoe Proved It

Lauren Theisen

Sicko-Hour Tennis: Bad For The Body, Great For The Soul

Sinner-Alcaraz Was Five Sets Of The Future

Tom Ley

At Least Carlos Alcaraz Gave Jenson Brooksby A Memorable Highlight

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz shake hands.

Carlos Alcaraz Has Found His Rival In Jannik Sinner

Jannik Sinner hits a forehand against Novak Djokovic.

Jannik Sinner Kicked Ass, Had Ass Kicked

Carlos Alcaraz plays a backhand at Wimbledon.

Defector Up All Night

Nice One, Charlie

Carlos Alcaraz Finally Blinked

Carlos Alcaraz celebrates his second-round comeback win at Roland Garros.