Alcaraz explains his gangsta buzzcut

Carlos Alcaraz has come clean about his shocking new gangbanger buzzcut, admitting that the look became necessary after his brother missed up with the clippers during a do-it-yourself trim.

The Spanish second seed is through to the US Open second round – but Carlitos caused a buzz of his own through the Ashe showcourt crowd when he took to his first-round match with his head all but shaved.

“I felt like my hair was really long already. Before the tournament I just really wanted to get a haircut,” Alcaraz said.

“Suddenly my brother just—he misunderstood with the machine. He just cut it. 

Then the only way to fix it is just shave it off. To be honest, it’s not that bad. I guess.”

Alcaraz said that he’s not particularly bothered: “I’m not really into the hair at all. I’m the guy who thinks, ‘Okay, the hair grows and in a few days it’s going to be already okay.’ It just happened.”

The recent champion at the Cincinnati tuneup event said that perhaps the no-frills cut will even help his game a smidge.

“I think I was faster. It was funny when I saw myself on the screen with the haircut. [(My head)  was super white. 

“It’s weird for me to see myself that white in the hair.”