It’s been a good year for the Alcaraz family. First, Carlos Alcaraz started the season on a 16-match winning streak, completing the career Grand Slam at the Australian Open, and then lifting the Qatar Open trophy. Then, Alcaraz’s older brother, Alvaro, won the Nothing Major Podcast’s ‘Hottie Coach Bracket’, beating Marat Safin in a public vote in the final.

And now, 14-year-old Jaime Alcaraz has won the Under-15s title at the Murcia Challenger, beating Rodrigo Burgos 6-2 6-1 in the final. The youngest Alcaraz sibling is a promising young tennis player and has also competed in the prestigious junior tournament, Les Petits As. He also won a Rafa Nadal Tour junior event when he was 11 years old.

He’s yet to make it onto the professional tour – if he wishes to go that way – but there has already been plenty of hype surrounding Jaime already, given that his older brother is a world No. 1 and seven-time Grand Slam champion.

But Alcaraz wants to make sure that his brother can carve out his own path, free of any noise and expectations. The 22-year-old has already urged fans not to compare his younger brother to himself.

“He plays well, I’m not gonna lie. He’s getting to a really good level. But honestly, there are a lot of people around, a lot of videos and accounts from social media that are saying that he’s going to be similar to his brother. And I don’t really like that you know in that way,” Alcaraz explained during the Six Kings Slam in 2024.

“I just want all the people or all the social media to just leave him alone because he plays well, but it’s not the best. So, for me, I’m a little bit worried for the people who are around him during the tournament that they’re gonna go to watch him because he’s my brother, and then he’ll probably put pressure on himself.

“So, let’s see how he’s gonna handle it. I’ll be there for him for sure. He loves tennis and every time he can, he asks my father to go to the court and hit some balls. For me that’s great, that he loves playing tennis and let’s see if he’s gonna get better and better and hopefully one year I’ll play against him.”

Alcaraz doubled down on those comments at last year’s Australian Open, explaining that he wanted to take those expectations off of Jaime’s shoulders. “I’m just trying to support him, being supportive for him, trying to [take away] all the pressure that people put on him. I’m just happy to see him growing and becoming, let’s say, a grown man,” he said.

The world No. 1 will soon be able to congratulate his younger brother on his latest victory in Murcia, as he’s planning to head home after losing in the third round of the Miami Open. Following his shock loss to Sebastian Korda on Sunday, Alcaraz said: “Probably I’m going to go back home, which I’m just looking forward to, stay chilling with my family, with my friends.”

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