"My parents have rules" - Carlos Alcaraz admits his parents are still his bosses at home, aren't afraid to scold him despite tennis superstardom

Carlos Alcaraz recently shed light on how his parents continue to make and enforce the rules at their family home in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain. According to the Spaniard, who sits atop the ATP Tour's singles rankings and has won six Major titles despite still being only 22, his tennis superstardom counts for very little at home.

In a recent interview with Spanish media outlet ABC Sports, Alcaraz touched on the rules his father Carlos Alcaraz Gonzalez and mother Virginia Garfia Escandon have kept intact at their family home for the sake of disciplining their children.

"When I get home, I'm just the same old Carlos. Not the tennis player or the number one or whatever, right? I'm the same as always. At my parents' house, they always have these rules and they want what's best for me, which means that sometimes they don't even set a curfew anymore," the Spaniard said. (translated from Spanish)

Subsequently, Carlos Alcaraz admitted that he still gets scolded by his parents in case he fails to adhere to the rules, such as going out and then coming back late despite their instructions not to do so.

"It's not until that time, fine, but they do tell me: "Don't be late," do this, do that. And when I don't follow them, because there are many times when I don't, that's when they tell me off, and they still keep doing it, obviously," he added. (translated from Spanish)

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From left to right: Alcaraz's brother Alvaro, Alcaraz, his mother Virginia Garfia Escandon and father Carlos Alcaraz Gonzalez (Source: Getty)

Following his successful title defense at the Wimbledon Championships last year, Carlos Alcaraz disclosed that instead of heading to Ibiza, one of his go-to tourist destinations for celebrating his triumphs, he would celebrate his Wimbledon title win with his family in El Palmar, Murcia, Spain. Later, the Spaniard told ABC that his on-court achievements are forgotten once he enters his beloved family home.

"Once I set foot in my house, I am under my parents' rules. So it doesn't matter if I've won two Grand Slams or fifteen. They are the ones who rule and I think that's the beauty of it. Once I get home I forget about the tennis part and I'm the same person as always," Alcaraz said.

Currently, Alcaraz is bidding for what would be a maiden title at the prestigious, year-end ATP Finals. The World No. 1's campaign in Turin, Italy, has so far yielded two wins from two Round Robin phase matches.

Edited by Sudipto Pati