“If Carlos Alcaraz was channeling his inner Cristiano Ronaldo, he would have missed” - Fans react as Spaniard hits iconic ‘siu’ celebration at US Open

Carlos Alcaraz 'channeling' his inner Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2024 US Open Fan Week's Arthur Ashe Day has impressed fans. The Spaniard hit the Portuguese football legend's iconic 'siu' celebrations after netting a goal at the event.

Alcaraz is currently preparing to kick off his campaign at the final Grand Slam of the year - the US Open. The Spaniard has had a phenomenal season so far having won the Indian Wells Masters, the French Open, Wimbledon, and an Olympic silver, and will look to complete a calendar Surface Slam at the New York Major.

The 21-year-old has been participating in the US Open Fan Week events including the Stars of the Open, where he teamed up with Andre Agassi to take on Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe, and also the Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, where he tackled fun challenges as he faced popular YouTube group Dude Perfect.

During a challenge, the Spaniard hit a football-sized tennis ball over the net to put it inside the goal on the other side and proceeded to hit Cristiano Ronaldo's iconic 'siu' celebration. The Portuguese legend is one of the most decorated players in the history of the football club Real Madrid, which is the club Alcaraz supports.

Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to react to this moment. One fan joked that Carlos Alcaraz would've missed if he was channeling his inner Ronaldo.

"If he was chanelling his inner cristiano, he would have missed it, btw," the fan joked.

However, another fan said how Alcaraz knew who the football GOAT was.

"He knows who the 🐐 is," the fan said.

Here are some other fan reactions.

"Him being madridista heals me," a fan mentioned.

"I am disappointed in my baby. Will not watch his R1. In my opinion," a fan quipped.

"Is there anything Carlos can’t do?" a fan questioned.

"It seems that the ankle is not too bad, but if you look closely, Carlos is very careful when running and doing the Cristiano celebration," a fan opined

Carlos Alcaraz will play Li Tu in the first round of the 2024 US Open

Carlos Alcaraz (Image Source: Getty)

Carlos Alcaraz is set to kick off his 2024 US Open campaign against Australian Li Tu, in what will be their first meeting.

The Australian entered the main draw via qualifiers. He defeated Alejandro Moro Canas and Marco Trungelliti in his opening two rounds and followed it up with an impressive win against sixth seed Jesper De Jong from a set down to reach the main draw at Flushing Meadows for the first time in his career.

The winner of their match will play either Denis Shapovalov or Botic van de Zhandschulp in the second round.

Carlos Alcaraz only played the Cincinnati Masters heading into the US Major where he was defeated by Gael Monfils in the second round.

His last outing at the US Open saw him reach the semifinals where he was defeated by Daniil Medvedev in four sets.