NEW YORK (Reuters) – Carlos Alcaraz has revealed the new cropped hairstyle he is sporting at the U.S. Open was the result of his brother mishandling the clippers when he wanted a quick trim before the tournament.

The buzz cut was the talk of Flushing Meadows on the second day of the championships on Monday as the second-seeded Spaniard dismantled Reilly Opelka 6-4 7-5 6-4 to ease into the second round.

“I felt like my hair was really long already, and before the tournament I just really wanted to get a haircut,” the 22-year-old told reporters.

“Suddenly just my brother just — he misunderstood with the machine. He just cut it. Then, the only way to fix it was just to shave it off. To be honest, it’s not that bad, I guess.”

Alcaraz flew his barber Victor Martinez from Spain to Paris earl

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