{"id":631243,"date":"2025-09-20T13:10:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=631243"},"modified":"2025-09-20T13:10:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T12:10:28","slug":"his-handicap-is-better-than-mine-carlos-alcaraz-reviews-roger-federers-golf-skills-after-laver-cup-2025-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/his-handicap-is-better-than-mine-carlos-alcaraz-reviews-roger-federers-golf-skills-after-laver-cup-2025-win\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018His Handicap is Better Than Mine\u2019 &#8211; Carlos Alcaraz Reviews Roger Federer\u2019s Golf Skills After Laver Cup 2025 Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz delivered an honest assessment of Roger Federer&rsquo;s golfing ability at the 2025 Laver Cup on Friday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion was seen engaging in a game of golf with Team Europe members, ahead of the three-day competition. Alcaraz, who picked up a crucial doubles win to round off Day-1 of the <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>Laver Cup<\/a>, lauded Federer for his stylish play on the greens.<\/p><p>Although Alcaraz and Federer never faced each other on tour, they have an amicable relationship off the court. The Swiss maestro was in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/46296816\/roger-federer-thrilled-see-laver-cup-chase-center-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>attendance<\/a> at the Chase Center in San Francisco, as Team Europe began their quest to retain the Laver Cup title over Team World. In the final match of the day, Alcaraz teamed up with Jakub Mensik to overpower Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen. Post the victory, the six-time Grand Slam champion debriefed their golfing escapade.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\"It is crazy that everything he does, he does with a great style.\" &#127948;&#65039;&zwj;&#9794;&#65039;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/carlosalcaraz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@carlosalcaraz<\/a> has high praise for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rogerfederer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@rogerfederer<\/a>'s golf game.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaverCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#LaverCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eRgvsTIHuK\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/eRgvsTIHuK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Laver Cup (@LaverCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaverCup\/status\/1969285306223641079?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;Roger is pretty good actually,&rdquo; <\/em>said Alcaraz. Meanwhile, Federer and the partisan American crowd were enjoying the light-hearted moment from the stands. <em>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m being honest. It is crazy that everything he does, he does with great style. He swings really beautifully. The level he has is quite good; it&rsquo;s quite good. I would say it&rsquo;s better than mine. His handicap is actually better than mine so..&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Federer and Alcaraz on the golf course!<br><br>Father and son energy &#129782; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JD8qnBHx5a\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/JD8qnBHx5a<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BastienFachan\/status\/1968356597874442606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 17, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alcaraz and Mensik Give Team Europe 3-1 Lead<\/h2><p>Competing in his first match since winning the US Open 2025 championship, Carlos Alcaraz delivered a strong statement. He partnered with Czech prodigy Jakub Mensik to defeat Taylor Fritz and Alex Michelsen of Team World in straight sets. The Spanish-Czech duo did not face a single break point throughout the match, and remained rock solid at the net to complete a 7-6(7) 6-4 victory. The win ensured that the defending champs completed Day-1 with a superior scoreline of 3-1.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LEGENDARY &#129321; Roger Federer and Carlos Alcaraz Practice Together At The Rolex Shanghai Masters\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KW7nygNYRKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>20-year-old Mensik had already beaten Michelsen earlier in the day. In the initial stages of the men&rsquo;s doubles clash, both pairs kept the rallies short and remained strong on serve. At 5-6 in the opening set tiebreaker, Alcaraz\/Mensik faced set point, but managed to fend it off with aplomb. Having won five out of the seven Laver Cup editions, Team Europe knows what it takes physically and mentally to storm out of a tricky situation.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Double take&#9996;&#65039;<br><br>The first doubles match of Laver Cup San Francisco brought all of the excitement, check out the match summary powered by Perplexity. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LaverCup?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#LaverCup<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ntdmOIwnRv\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/ntdmOIwnRv<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Laver Cup (@LaverCup) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LaverCup\/status\/1969285734860239121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>September 20, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In the second set, all four players played their part in a captivating contest. Fritz and Michelsen naturally made the most of their powerful service motions. But despite having a superior ace count of 7-0, the Americans won only 68% first serve points when compared with 88% from Europe&rsquo;s young guns. In the 10th game of the set, the World No. 5 was broken, handing Alcaraz and Mensik the win.<\/p><p><em>(Image Credits: David Gonzales, Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alcaraz is hoping to go back-to-back with Team Europe at the Laver Cup.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":631248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4917,4948,4556,5202,8917,4918,4953,4936],"class_list":["post-631243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-atp","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-golf","tag-jakub-mensik","tag-laver-cup-2025","tag-roger-federer","tag-taylor-fritz","tag-tennis"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&lsquo;His Handicap is Better Than Mine&rsquo; 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