Carlos Alcaraz attempts to sing national anthem as Wimbledon champion looks ahead
Carlos Alcaraz has attempted to sign the Canadian national anthem
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Carlos Alcaraz has attempted to sing the Canadian national anthem ahead of the National Bank Open this week.
The 20-year-old, who recently won Wimbledon, is stepping up his preparations for the US Open - with that tournament due to commence this month.
Alcaraz will go into the tournament in Canada looking to claim a 13th title of his short career so far.
And, ahead of that competition, the 20-year-old has taken part in a promotional video on the National Bank Open's official Twitter account.
It sounds like these 🎾 players picked the right career 🎤😂
— National Bank Open (@NBOtoronto) August 8, 2023
Listen to the @atptour rendition of “O Canada” 🇨🇦⤵️ pic.twitter.com/S50RJHOWNW
Alcaraz, along with the likes of Matteo Berrettini and Holger Rune, was asked to sing some of the Canadian national anthem.
And the Spaniard was more than happy to take part in the amusing memory test.
Tournament organisers captioned the post by saying: "It sounds like these players picked the right career. Listen to their rendition of 'O Canada.'"
Alcaraz sang the first line, with Felix Auger-Aliassime, Casper Ruud, and Gabriel Diallo then belting out the notes that followed.
Francis Tiafoe broke into laugher at his own performance, with Stefanos Tsitsipas getting in on the action as well.
And Canadians Raonic, Vasek Popisil and Alexis Galarneau then brought the song to a close.
The clip amusingly ends with all men's voices out of sync with each other, though they all seemed to enjoy themselves.
Alcaraz will go into the competition as the man to beat.
The 20-year-old has enjoyed a stunning past year, starting with his US Open triumph last September.
Alcaraz was too strong for Novak Djokovic in the recent Wimbledon final, beating the Serb in five sets to claim the golden trophy for the first time.
And how Alcaraz fares in Canada remains to be seen.
Addressing his Wimbledon triumph in a recent interview with the official ATP Tour website, the youngster admitted he was still coming to terms with his remarkable win.
"I had just a week to think about it. I had not too much time," he said.
"And I think I needed a little bit more because it's something that is crazy to realise.
"Honestly, for me, winning Wimbledon at 20 years old is something that I dreamed about when I started playing tennis.
"It was my fourth tournament on grass, so it was totally unexpected."
On where he keeps the trophy, he added: "I have the trophy in my living room over there [so] that every time that I have lunch, have dinner with my family, I see the trophy.
"It's something that I [don’t want] to forget."
And on the upcoming tournament in Canada, he continued: "I remember that I [did] not [have] a good run last year in Canada.
"I came this year to change it, hopefully to have a good run, better than last year.
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Carlos Alcaraz was too strong for Novak Djokovic in the recent Wimbledon final
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"But one year later, I think I learned a lot from that situation on how to deal with the pressure, how to deal [with] everything.
"It's great to be here. I had my first practice today with [Daniil] Medvedev and I felt the love from the people.
"They were screaming, ‘Carlitos. let's go! Come on!’ It was my first practice and my first time here in Toronto, so it was special."
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