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Carlos Alcaraz is showing off his shiny trophy at the 2023 Laureus World Sport Awards!

The 20-year-old tennis star suited up sharp for the event, held at Cour Vendome on Monday (May 8) in Paris, France, next to soccer star Lionel Messi and his wife Antonella Roccuzzo, and skier Eileen Gu.

Lionel was awarded with the Laureus Sportsman of the Year, and also accepted Paris St Germain’s honor of World Team of the Year.

“I was looking at the names of the incredible legends that won the Laureus Sportsman of the Year Award before me: Schumacher, Woods, Nadal, Federer, Bolt, Hamilton, Djokovic… it really sunk in what unbelievable company I’m in and what a unique honor this is,” he said on stage, according to Reuters.

Carlos was honored with the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year, and Eileen picked up the Laureus Sport for Good Award: TeamUp.

Just recently, Carlos has been killing it on the courts. Check out his latest match!

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Carlos Alcaraz is celebrating his 20th birthday in a big way!

The Spanish tennis pro kicked off another year on Friday (May 5) by emerging victorious in a match that secured him a spot in the finals for the 2023 Madrid Open.

Later that night, he was seen out with friends and family enjoying a some time on the town in Madrid, Spain.

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Colombian star Maluma cheers on Spanish tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz during the semifinals match against Italian Jannik Sinner during the Miami Open tournament held at the Hard Rock Stadium on Friday (March 31) in Miami Gardens, Fla.

Jannik, 21, beat Carlos, 19, in a three-hour three-set thriller, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2, ending Carlos’s 10-match winning streak.

“After the match, like the [first] 15, 25 minutes,” Carlos shared post-match. “I can’t talk to anyone. I was complaining a lot, everything is like sh-t for me. (smiles) But after 20, 25 minutes, I recall myself, I start thinking about positive things, about the match, about the season, about the tournament, and talking with my team, and my family. After that, I start to have good things on my mind. I come [to this press conference] smiling. It’s after the 20, 25 minutes.”

Also in the stands to cheer on the Spanish player were NBA stars Luka Doncic and Jimmy Butler.

On Sunday, Jannik will face Daniil Medvedev of Russia in the championship match. Daniil has beaten Jannik in all five of their previous matches.

Last week, Maluma and Carlos watched the New York Knicks face off against the Miami Heat during a basketball game at Miami-Dade Arena in Miami, Fla. The Heat beat out the Knicks in an exciting game, 127-120.

Carlos Alcaraz hits some tennis balls ahead of his match with USA’s top tennis player Taylor Fritz during the Miami Open tournament on Thursday (March 30) held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The 19-year-old Spanish tennis player practiced his serve a lot, which has improved a lot over the last year.

“When I [started training with my coach Juan Carlos Ferrero], everybody [knew that I had] to improve my serve,” Carlos shared during his press conference. “I had problems [with] my abs a long time ago, so I couldn’t practice the serve as much as I wanted.”

He added, “But [when my abs started healing, I started] to practice the serve a little bit more. It was something that we were really focused on. We knew that the serve was really, really important [in] tennis, so I [needed] to improve a lot, and I think I have a good serve [now].”

Carlos plays his friendly rival, Italy’s Jannik Sinner, tomorrow at the semi-finals! He was spotted practicing two courts over from Carlos, who waved goodbye to Jannik when he left. Pictured in the gallery is Jannik taking a breather from practice!

Teenage tennis phenom Carlos Alcaraz defeats USA’s top-ranked player Taylor Fritz during the Miami Open tournament quarterfinals on Thursday (March 30) held at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

This was the 19-year-old Spaniard’s 10th match win in a row!

“The return [of serve] was the key [to winning this] match,” Carlos said during the post-match press conference. “I took my chances. I took the opportunity of every break point that I had.”

As for why Taylor thought he lost the match, he shared, “The first game, I got broken in the match, but I felt like after that, I played very well for the rest of the set. He didn’t have any more chances to break me. I had chances to break him. I felt like going into the second set, I had a really good chance.”

“Then I just threw away my serve again to start the second set,” Taylor added. “So that was extremely demoralizing because now I’m playing another set from behind. It’s just more off of my mistakes. Obviously playing the best player in the world, you can’t just drop your serve to start both sets.”

Carlos plays his friendly foe, Jannik Sinner of Italy, tomorrow during the semi-finals. This will be their sixth time facing each other!

Carlos Alcaraz gets in a last-minute practice session with his team during the Miami Open tournament on Tuesday (March 28) at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

The extra practice must have worked as later in the day, the 19-year-old Spaniard defeated USA’s Tommy Paul, who defeated Carlos in the Canadian Open last August. The match went two sets, 6-4, 6-4.

On Wednesday evening in the quarterfinals, Carlos will face off against USA’s Taylor Fritz, who stars in Netflix’s tennis docu-series Break Point. The show will return with Part 2 in June 2023.

“I watch a lot of [Taylor] matches, so I know him a little bit,” Carlos shared during his post-match press conference. “[I haven't been able to] practice [or play] with him, so it’s going to be really tough, new opponent for me, a new style of game for me [to compete with]. But I’m gonna be focused on me [and my game, play relaxed], smile on court. That’s the key [to] everything for me.”

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, USA’s Taylor Fritz, Russia’s Andrey Rublev and Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori all hit the practice courts during the Miami Open tennis tournament on Monday (March 27) at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla.

This morning (March 28) in the Round of 16, Andrey faces off against Italy’s Jannik Sinner, Emil plays The Netherlands’s Botic van de Zandschulp, and Taylor is up against Denmark’s Holger Rune.

Later in the afternoon, Carlos will be matched up against USA’s Tommy Paul, who defeated Carlos in three sets at the Canadian Open in August 2022, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3.

Carlos Alcaraz just volunteered during the Miami Open Unites campaign, and posed with puppies. Check out the cute photos!

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