Emma Raducanu was present on the Wimbledon center on Sunday to watch Carlos Alcaraz upstream defeat Andree RubleV, thereby winning tickets to the quarterfinals, in the context of rumors about the emotional relationship between the young tennis players is still spreading.
Although Alcaraz lost his first set against RubleV, the Spaniard returned strongly and won the final after the next three sets. In the stands, Raducanu radiantly watched the match, cheering Alcaraz with a bright smile, despite her stopping in the third round before the world's number one player Aryna Sabalenka on Friday night.
Raducanu and Alcaraz are expected to double at the US Open in August, but the media concern now focuses on signs that may be more close between them than friends.
Earlier, Emma came to cheer Alcaraz at the Queen's Club Championships in June. The two were caught laughing and on the pitch just a few minutes apart, sparking rumors that “something is happening between them”.
The next coincidence is that both are global ambassadors for mineral water brands are currently the official partner of Wimbledon since 2008. Alcaraz has just been announced this role right before the tournament, while Raducanu has cooperated with this brand after the US Open 2021 championship and has become a sports phenomenon in the UK, signed a series of trade contracts with Nike, Dior and many other big brands.
Even so, both of them always assert they are just friends. Raducanu shared: “He is very kind, happy, has great values and active. I know him from Wimbledon 2021, at that time we often played every day. Seeing him winning me to be motivated to win.
She added: “Alcaraz is now far away from me, but it's great that we still keep that relationship from the old days.”
Alcaraz, 22 years old, revealed to Mail Sport at Queen's that he had to wait for Raducanu to respond when the invitation was invited to fight. “Must let people wait a bit!” – Raducanu humorously replied. “I asked the training team to see if I should play or not, but actually when he invited me, I was going to accept it. I just had to ask the coach for the right process.”