The most high-stakes thing that’s happened so far during the 2025 U.S. Open has nothing to do with tennis and everything to do with hair. On Monday, No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz debuted a fresh buzz cut on the court, which is turning out to be very controversial.

So far, Alcaraz’s new hair is not getting a lot of love. His fellow tennis player Frances Tiafoe described it as “terrible” to the press following his match. “From a guy who gets haircuts week in, week out, and prides myself on good haircuts, it’s horrendous,” he said . Portuguese sports journalist José Morgado tweeted a photo of Alcaraz with the caption, “Oh. My. God.” Golfer Rory McIlroy, who was filmed chatting with Alcaraz on the court Monday, asked, “Why this?” before conceding reluctantly that “it’s good.”

I don’t know

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