Carlos Alcaraz’s grandfather recalls the family’s difficult beginnings: “I didn’t have the money to send my son to Barcelona”
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- Carlos Alcaraz’s grandfather recalled that the tennis star’s father also had the ability to become a professional player.
- He explained that he could not afford to help his son move to Barcelona and remembered the years he spent caring for his grandson.
Carlos Alcaraz grew up surrounded by tennis, but before he became one of the sport’s biggest stars, his father also had the ability to pursue a professional career.
His grandfather, Carlos Alcaraz, recalled why he could not help his son make that leap. “I didn’t have the money to send my son to Barcelona,” he said.
He also remembered the years when he helped look after his grandson.
I didn’t have the money to send my son to Barcelona
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Originally published by Clarín in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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