Carlos Alcaraz has missed training and began wearing a nasal strip as he battles a cold before the Rotterdam Open.

Carlos Alcaraz, worth over $40 million according to Forbes, yet he takes a budget airline to Rotterdam and waits over an hour for his luggage like the rest of us. A sustainable, humble king. 👑✈️♻️ pic.twitter.com/tZ0GkPP2E7

Carlos Alcaraz has given an update on his physical health after suffering from an illness in the build up to his debut at the Rotterdam Open. The 21-year-old will play world No 84 Botic van de Zandschulp in his first match at the ATP 500 tournament on Tuesday.

Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz didn’t play any hard-court tournament before Indian Wells and preferred playing on the South American clay.

The young Spaniard has worked hard during the off-season and is sure that the fruits of his efforts will be visible very soon. Unlike in recent years, the 21-year-old from Murcia decided not to go to South America to play tournaments on red clay but preferred the tournaments in Rotterdam and Doha in February.

Carlos Alcaraz has asserted that he “wants to take revenge” on Botic van de Zandschulp ahead of his showdown with the Dutchman at the 2025 Rotterdam Open. The Spaniard also addressed whether his defeat to Novak Djokovic at the 2025 Australian Open was a “missed opportunity.