Carlos Alcaraz’s rumored girlfriend Claudia rocks animal-print bikini during US Open absence

Tennis fans are rejoicing that Carlos Alcaraz is healthy enough to compete at the U.S. Open. But the fan Alcaraz might want watching him the most is nowhere to be found.

In July, the 23-year-old Spanish tennis sensation was spotted on a boat along the coastline of Italy with Claudia Canals, a Spanish entrepreneur and digital marketing professional. This convinced many that the two were a couple.

Claudia Canals poses for a photo. (Instagram/@claudiacanals_).

Neither have confirmed that they are in a relationship, but Canals’ social media influence has skyrocketed since being seen alongside Alcaraz.

And she seems to be capitalizing on this during the U.S. Open, as shown by a series of animal-print bikini photos she posted on Instagram on Tuesday.

The post was captioned, “September.”

In several photos, Canals has a menu in front of her that’s from Restaurante Playa Grande, which is in Barcelona. This shows that Canals is not in New York now, assuming the photos and caption were indeed from September.

Alcaraz cruised to an easy first-round win against Roman Safiullin in straight sets on Monday and is facing Portugal’s Jaime Faria on Wednesday.


Spain's Carlos Alcaraz prepares to warm up before playing Russia's Roman Safiullin in their men's singles first round tennis match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Aug. 31, 2026.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz prepares to warm up before playing Russia’s Roman Safiullin in their men’s singles first round tennis match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Aug. 31, 2026. AFP via Getty Images

Granted, Canals is surely busy with her own life and career, so she can’t just follow Alcaraz around wherever he plays. And one would assume that she’ll watch him compete on Wednesday.

Perhaps she’ll appear if Alcaraz makes a deep run in the tournament, which he’s expected to do.

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