Some might say that denial is the first step towards love, but Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz have a different opinion. Since the Briton’s presence at Alcaraz’s 2024 Wimbledon final, fans have started speculating about a possible romance between the two. While Raducanu and Alcaraz have cleared the air, fans are not ready to accept it. Upon the WTA star’s recent social media post about her vacation, fans flooded her profile, commenting on how much they want Raducanu and Alcaraz to be together.

Raducanu shared some snippets from her vacation on her Instagram profile and captioned it, “get a grip.” Shortly after the post was dropped, fans couldn’t help but start their speculation. They thought Raducanu’s comment was meant for Alcaraz, who smashed his racquet multiple times at Cincinnati’s Lindner Family Tennis Center and broke it during his match against Gael Monfils.

Raducanu’s presence at the 2024 Wimbledon finals started the speculation about a possible linkup between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and the Briton. Despite her exit from the Grand Slam, she attended Alcaraz’s 2024 Wimbledon finals against Djokovic. This started the rumor that maybe Raducanu and Alcaraz were secretly moving forward to a romantic union. However, the Spaniard completely nullified the speculation, saying that the Briton might have attended their match because it was taking place in her hometown. “I don’t know. I guess a lot of people came to see the final. Novak and I we always play a spectacular match, it’s a beautiful match to see. And she is from here, so I imagine that she wanted to come and see it. If there was a Grand Slam in Murcia, I would watch the finals 100 per cent. I don’t know if she came to the finals or if she came to see me. Who knows? You have to question her, but I hope she enjoyed the final.” Alcaraz said.

On the other hand, Raducanu has spilled no beans about her linkup with the 2024 Wimbledon champion. In her response about attending Alcaraz’s matches, this Briton simply said it was to take notes from the Spaniard’s brilliant playstyle. Despite Alcaraz and Raducanu’s refusal, tennis fans didn’t stop their speculation. They inundated the Briton’s recent social media post with countless comments, all expressing their desire to witness the duo together.

Desperate fans don’t plan to let go of Raducanu-Alcaraz dating rumors!

Emma Raducanu’s caption for her latest social media post fuelled fans’ interest in her love life. One person commented, “‘Get a Grip’ is that a pun regarding Carlos smashing his racket (crying emojis)” This person linked Alcaraz’s racquet-smashing incident with Raducanu’s caption. Now, fans can’t be blamed. When Raducanu withdrew from her mixed doubles 2024 Wimbledon match with Andy Murray due to injury concerns, Alcaraz empathized with her. “It’s a difficult situation. She said she was going to play mixed doubles with Andy in the last Wimbledon of his career. But obviously she’s young. I’m sure she didn’t want to pull out of the mixed doubles. She had her reasons to do it,” Alcaraz said. His comments fuelled the rumors that he might be having a soft corner for the Briton. However, the Spaniard denied such claims.

Another fan jokingly commented, “liked before Alcaraz and Bellingham. (crying and white heart emoji)” This person’s comment again brought Alcaraz’s reference and showed that people are not ready to give up on the romantic linkup between him and Raducanu. They also noticed how Alcaraz liked Raducanu’s vacation post, meaning that he got the Briton’s message right after the Cincinnati incident.

The whole comment thread seemed to take Raducanu’s caption seriously. “I’m here after Carlitos,” commented another person. Now, Raducanu’s constant praise for Alcaraz has ignited people’s perspectives about their relationship. “The last couple matches I’ve been following Carlos and it’s just good to watch before my own match. And sometimes in certain moments you in a way try to emulate certain shots or whatever,” said Raducanu fuelling the rumors of her relationship with the Spaniard.

Another fan directly mentioned how they find “the like of Carlitos Alcaraz on Emma Raducanu’s posts” quite certain in this life. “God I don’t know what you did to him but you sure have a good effect on him Emma. it’s the speed in liking for me (crying and heart emoji) “wrote the fan. This fan again referred to Alcaraz’s like on Raducanu’s post, hinting that Raducanu’s caption might be dedicated to the 2024 Wimbledon champion. People became so obsessed that they simply commented, “Now they may make a good pair one day” showing their faith in the duo’s non-existent relationship.