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In the near future, Carlos Alcaraz will not be the only Alcaraz to rule the tennis court. Yes, he is not the only member of the family who enjoys tennis and sees it as a passion. Well, his 12-year-old brother is also in the same sporting arena, following in his elder brother’s footsteps as a tennis player. While the 20-year-old Spaniard is ruling the ATP circuit, Jaime Alcaraz Garfia, the youngest of four siblings, has now drawn a lot of attention.

While the world’s top-ranked tennis player’s younger brother is trying to make his mark on the junior circuit, his eldest brother showed his support with an incredible message. Let’s have a look at what Carlos’ 12-year-old sibling did to make his big brother proud.

Carlos Alcaraz’s supportive message for his younger brother 

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While everybody’s focus is on the US Open defending champion, his youngest brother is sweeping titles in the junior circuit. Recently, Jaime won the under-12 national team championships for his local club, making the whole family proud at such a young age.

As the 12-year-old shared this amazing news on his Instagram account, he received a sweet message from his brother. The 2023 Wimbledon champion’s comment grabbed a lot of attention, and a renowned journalist shared the same over his Twitter account.

While the 20-year-old himself is busy on the ATP tour, he took some time out to clearly share his feelings regarding how proud he was of his youngest brother for achieving this incredible feat. Subsequently, it won’t be wrong to say that tennis runs in the family, following how their father was also a professional tennis player back in the day.

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Not only that, a few months ago, Alcaraz also revealed his youngest brother’s idol, as he is aspiring to become a tennis player himself.

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When Alcaraz revealed his youngest brother’s tennis idol 

A few months ago, a video of the 12-year-old surfing over the internet in which he was captured displaying his impressive tennis skills as he hit the practice court at the IMG Future Stars. In that video, Jaime was seen using Dominic Thiem’s Babolat Pure Strike racquet rather than his brother’s Babolat Pure Aero.

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Looking into that, Thiem promptly appreciated the youngest Alcaraz’s racquet choice and dropped a comment over the video. Further, the US Open defending champion responded to that comment and revealed that the Austrian tennis player is the one to whom his brother looks up as an idol on the tennis court.

Nevertheless, one day it will be great to witness both brothers play on the tennis court together as a team. Leaving everything aside, what is your take on the youngest Alcaraz following in his brother’s footsteps? Share your thoughts in the common section below.