Australian Open 2026: Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff and Andrei Rublev on how they spend their days off
Alcaraz, who hopes to add to his two Roland Garros, two Wimbledon and two US Open titles this month, said he will focus primarily on tennis ahead of a third-round meeting with France’s 32nd seed Corentin Moutet.
“I’ll probably practice a little bit because I want to be better in the next round, but the golf course is waiting for me and I know that,” added Alcaraz, who celebrated each of his U.S. Open wins last season with impressions of his golf swing.
While Alcaraz was fine-tuning her swing on the 18th fairway, Coco Gauff, No. 3 in the women’s world, was playing on a different type of golf course.
Speaking after her second-round victory over Olga Danilovich, Gauff said she spent most of her time playing cards and lost at mini-golf.
“I did lose to my dad in the mini-golf tournament. He won $50, so that was good,” the American said.
Meanwhile, Andrey Rublev takes a more relaxed approach to his vacation.
The Russian 13th seed outlined his approach after defeating Portuguese qualifier Jaime Faria 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5 in the second round.
“First, ice bath. Then coffee, sleep, coffee, sleep, practice, sleep. That’s it,” Rublev said.
Other players, like Anastasia Potapova, didn’t get enough rest.
“We’re actually playing doubles tomorrow, so there’s no rest day. Just business,” she said after defeating British No. 1 Emma Raducanu in straight sets on Wednesday.
“I’m free tonight, but I’ll make sure I don’t do anything.”
