‘It's a 1-1 tie. Murray might be a little busy, but I'll set up a decider round again' – Carlos Alcaraz on golf with Andy Murray
'Because he played me that day. And he beat me at golf that day,' Alcaraz would carry on. But then few days later we played again. And I beat him. So it was 1-1. We're tie. We're tie,' he said as the crowd broke into applause.
When asked if there were further plans to play against Murray, Alcaraz answered, 'Let's see, I love playing golf on my days off. So, I know he has a busy schedule. I guess but I will try to set it up. A golf round again. Nine holes. To see who wins. We are tied 1-1 so I have to play again.'
According to the Royal Spanish Golf Federation's Handicap Service, Carlos Alcaraz has a handicap of 11.2. Murray, the Scot has a playing partner In cricket legend James Anderson, who has a 1.8 handicap, according to the Independent and was 'already down to a respectable 7.0' on 2024 September, 17.
We played the deciding match this afternoon. Maybe ask him what happened after the next match 😉 https://t.co/SS6afDFs6I
— Andy Murray (@andy_murray) July 5, 2025
The presenter would tell Alcaraz, 'I think you might be a bit busy as well.' Alcaraz next plays Rublev, who is looking to line up for his 11th quarterfinal.
Andy Murray would chime in on Twitter, saying, 'We played the deciding match this afternoon. Maybe ask him what happened after next match.
Alcaraz had just wrapped up the third round playing against big serving Jan-Lennard Struff. Alcaraz acknowledged he had to run, fight, play his shots to down the opponent in 4 sets on grass, a helpful surface for the booming player. 'To be honest I was suffering in many games, 0-30, break points down. But proud to win in 4 sets.'
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