The arrival of Carlos Alcaraz to Rotterdam for the ABN Amro Open 2025 waves after the Spanish was made to wait more than an hour for his bags at the airport. After his terrible experience, reports arose that Alcaraz had rejected the luxurious offer of a private jet to facilitate his trip.
After its quarterfinal output of the Australian Open, No. 3 of the world has entered the ATP 500 as the best seed. However, his arrival at Rotterdam airport hit an unexpected inconvenience, since he flew in a budget airline and endured a wait for almost 90 minutes to his bags.
To offer a warm welcome after his difficult arrival, the tournament ambassador, Jan Kooijman, met Alcaraz and introduced Flores, Stroopwafels traditional Dutch and a keychain.
As the news of Carlos Alcaraz’s terrible experience at the airport went viral, Spanish journalist Manuel Sánchez informed that the 21 -year -old had offered a private Jet service to relieve his trip between tournaments. However, the world No. 3 rejected the offer, continuing to fly commercially.
“A while ago, Alcaraz was offered an agreement with a private airline to have a plane to travel to tournaments, and rejected it,” Sánchez published in X (translated from Spanish).
Alcaraz’s reported humility is not a surprise, since the 21 -year -old player has often accredited his parents for treating him as a “normal type” instead of a tennis star. He has also expressed his gratitude to his parents for “putting his feet on the floor” every time he added his prize in money.
“It was no longer a life of private planes”: Carlos Alcaraz’s coach, Juan Carlos Ferrero, about the difference between working with Spanish and Alexander Zverev
Edited by Urvi Mehra
