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Carlos Bernardes was traveling to Acapulco for the ATP 500 event when he had the hilarious interaction with Carlos Alcaraz.
When Carlos Alcaraz faced the former ATP official for flying in executive class: ‘Flight in Economics’
A retired tennis referee has opened about being confronted by Carlos Alcaraz while traveling on the same flight last year. Carlos Bernardes drew curtains in his 40 -year -old career at the end of 2024, since he officiated many important tournaments. It appeared for the last time in the Davis Cup final between the Botic Van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands and Matteo Berrettini of Italy in November. After completing the Rio Open, Bernardes was traveling to Acapulco for the ATP 500 event when he had a hilarious interaction with Alcaraz. The former referee was sitting in executive class, which apparently surprised the Spanish tennis star.
“I have flown more than six million miles with several airlines, I have some points on my loyalty card and a lot of experience. Last year, on Rio’s trip to Acapulco, I flew in executive class, so Alcaraz approached me and told me in a friendly way: “How does an referee fly in business and flight in the economy?”
The Brazilian also revealed that he had no access to luxury trips during the first phase of his career. He made his official debut as ATP official in 1992 when his benefits were quite minimal.
“In my first tournament in Miami in 1992, I won $ 100 per day. We share a room with five officials to save money. But it was the beginning, “Bernardes shared.
Despite the agitated schedule and other challenges, Bernardes loved his work. When he was traveling to new cities, he made sure to visit the prominent tourist places there. “There are many former colleagues who spent all their time between courts and hotels, I tried to learn about local cultures and visit cities,” said the 60 -year -old man.
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“Depending on the matches, I reserved visits to monuments and I can say that I spent more time in New York, Paris and Rome than in Sao Caetano, the place where I was born,” he added.
After having been outside several tour events, Bernardes shares a good link with many international stars. Some of them personally met Bernardes before their retirement. Even Jannik Sinner, after winning the ATP finals, paid tribute to Bernardes in his victory speech.
(Tagstotranslate) Carlos Alcaraz
