Overview
- On Friday Alcaraz walked onto Arthur Ashe Stadium wearing a white undershirt beneath his loose Nike x Cactus Jack tank after earlier matches had let his chest show during play.
- Alcaraz said the change was his own decision and joked that he had been "seeing too much" of his nipples, framing the undershirt as a simple fix for comfort and modesty.
- He beat Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to reach the US Open fourth round and has lost just one set in his first three matches while returning from more than four months out with a wrist injury.
- After the match Alcaraz briefly removed his shirt, producing widely shared footage of front-row fans photographing his torso and fueling social-media attention around the episode.
- The incident has drawn wider comment on bold Nike designs at the tournament and highlights how kit choices can become distractions that brands and players may need to address before the next Grand Slam.