Carlos Alcaraz drops 3-word reaction to Jack Draper copying his 'CCC' mantra after Australian Open 1R epic

Jack Draper using Carlos Alcaraz's infamous 'Cabeza, corazon y cojones' (CCC) celebration after his opening round win against Mariano Navone at the 2025 Australian Open sparked a reaction from the Spaniard. The Spanish phrase translates to 'Head, heart, and balls'.

15th seed Draper survived a thriller against the dangerous Mariano Navone 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 following which he took to Instagram to share some snaps from the match. Interestingly, he used his contemporary Alcaraz's popular 'CCC' celebration. The Spaniard also has a tattoo of the acronym near his right elbow.

"Big battle to start 2025 🧠 ❤️🥚🥚," he wrote.

Carlos Alcaraz responded under Draper's post, seemingly giving the Brit approval to use his celebration.

"That's my man 🧠 ❤️🥚🥚."

The two young stars of the ATP Tour share a good friendship and were also slated to practice together during the tennis offseason. However, Jack Draper had to cancel their plans due to a hip injury after touching down in Spain.

"I did have a little bit of a niggle in my hip area and in terms of going away to Spain and training at that level of intensity with Carlos I had to make that call because it's not fair on him if I go and I am not 100%," Draper said (via bbc.com).

However, he seems to be back to his best and ready to take on a home favorite in the second round. On the other hand, Carlos Alcaraz comfortably dealt with Alexander Shevchenko 6-1, 7-5, 6-1.

Jack Draper will face Thanasi Kokkinakis, Carlos Alcaraz set to face Yoshihito Nishioka in Australian Open 2R

Carlos Alcaraz - Source: Getty

Jack Draper will face home favorite Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the 2025 Australian Open, in what will be the fourth meeting between the two men. The Brit leads their head-to-head 2-1. The Aussie defeated Roman Safiullin 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 7-6(5).

On the other hand, Carlos Alcaraz will take on Yoshihito Nishioka next, The two men have only played once before at the 2022 Paris Masters, where the Spaniard clinched the win. The Japanese kicked off his run with a 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(3), 6-3 win against Aziz Dougas.

Alcaraz and Draper are placed in the same quarter of the draw and could meet each other in the fourth round. The Spaniard leads their battles 2-1 but the Brit won their latest meeting. Interestingly, the winner of their possible fourth-round match could play seventh-seed Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals.