Carlos Alcaraz’s eagerly anticipated Netflix documentary premiered last week, but one of his big rivals has revealed he will never take part in a similar project.
The release of Alcaraz’s much-hyped Netflix documentary was timed to coincide with an appearance at his home Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid, with the umpire’s chairs at the Magic Box venue in the Spanish capital covered in advertising to promote the documentary series.
Alcaraz’s commercial team are positioning the 21-year-old to be the new face of the men’s game and that mission is already a success, as even though Jannik Sinner is world No 1, his 21-year-old Spanish rival is quite clearly the biggest star of the ATP Tour show.
That plan backfired when Alcaraz was forced to pull out of the Madrid Masters due to injury, with the Spanish star unsure when he will be fit to return to action.
His presence on court has been missed in Madrid, but his celebrity status in Spain has not been forgotten, with players being asked about the Alcaraz Netflix show in their press conferences.
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Former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev is the latest player to be quizzed on the topic and he admitted he would not be signing up for a similar show about his life and career.
“Damn, it’s cameras all over you, all over the day. That’s not me,” said Medvedev.
“I mean, I get it when I’m on court, I try to sign a lot of autographs. Even if you’re in the official hotels or you’re out on a holiday, a lot of people camp outside the hotels. And it’s fine, I sign, I take pictures.
“But when I’m having dinner and when I’m with my family, I don’t. I sometimes can be, it’s not rude, but people are like, Oh, let’s take a photo, when I’m eating dinner. And I’m like, Nope. After dinner’s it’s okay. So I’m pretty, I can be pretty rude with my personal space.
“If I give it to the documentary, I’m going to get nuts, like because, especially when you give your permission to them, they want more. They want to film your daughters, they want to film your wife, they want to ask them questions, they want to ask you more about your personal life.
“They want to know everything about you. They want to know who you date, who, how, what you have for dinner, if you take your shower for five or 15 minutes. But you need to keep something for yourself, otherwise they take all your life away.
“So that’s probably why I will never do a documentary, but let’s see, I never say never.”
Alcaraz has insisted he still plans to play at next month’s Rome Masters, with his defence of the French Open title at Roland Garros his big priority.
“My plan is to go to Rome,” said Alcaraz. “My mindset is to do everything it takes to be 100 per cent for Rome.
“I will do some tests at the beginning of next week just to see how it’s improved and from that let’s see how it’s going to be in the next days.
“My hope is to play in Rome. If not, the next tournament is Roland Garros for me. So I will try to be on court as soon as possible.”
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