{"id":256525,"date":"2026-08-07T03:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/leave-me-the-cornrows-carlos-alcaraz-flavio-cobollis-new-hairstyles-force-arthur-fils-to-speak-out\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T03:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T03:15:29","slug":"leave-me-the-cornrows-carlos-alcaraz-flavio-cobollis-new-hairstyles-force-arthur-fils-to-speak-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/07\/leave-me-the-cornrows-carlos-alcaraz-flavio-cobollis-new-hairstyles-force-arthur-fils-to-speak-out\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Leave me the cornrows&#8221; &#8211; Carlos Alcaraz &#038; Flavio Cobolli&#8217;s new hairstyles force Arthur Fils to speak out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"5201416\" data-slug-id=\"2818904\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img data-lazy=\"\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arthur Fils recently spoke out about Carlos Alcaraz and Flavio Cobolli\u2019s new hairstyles. The Frenchman asked his fellow tennis stars to leave the cornrows for him, while also acknowledging that it was \u2018cool\u2019 that they&#8217;re trying.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Fils sported cornrows at the Miami Open. The look was inspired by his basketball idol and NBA legend Allen Iverson. Following in his footsteps, Italian tennis star Flavio Cobolli donned a similar hairstyle on vacation, while Carlos Alcaraz was also spotted with cornrows recently.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"template__newsletter-inline-banner-form-combo-widget\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<p><img id=\"subscribe-img\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nThanks for the submission!\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p>Given the cultural connotations of the style, Cobolli and Alcaraz&#8217;s hair have caused quite a discussion in the tennis world. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/arthur-fils\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Arthur Fils<\/a> was recently asked about the same by the Tennis Channel, and the 22-year-old responded by saying,<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cMan, you put me on the spot right now. Well, it\u2019s cool that they\u2019re trying. It\u2019s good to try, but I like more Flavio with his normal hair and I like Carlos with his normal hair\u2026 Spanish hair, very nice. And just leave me the corn rows.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alongside Fils, several tennis enthusiasts also chimed in to the discussion and opined that the hairstyle was best suited to black hair, while some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/tennis\/news-carlos-alcaraz-ditches-new-cornrows-massive-black-cultural-appropriation-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">accused Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> and Cobolli of cultural appropriation.<\/p>\n<h2>Arthur Fils reflects on his campaign in Montreal<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"image\"><noscript><\/noscript><img class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" data-img=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"Fils at the ATP 1000 National Bank Open (Image Source: Getty)\" data-img-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2026\/08\/4c3b1-17860660094148-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201280%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>Fils at the ATP 1000 National Bank Open (Image Source: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arthur Fils is currently in action at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/go\/montreal-masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Canadian Open<\/a> in Montreal. The Frenchman kicked off his campaign at the ATP Masters 1000 event against Zachary Svajda, ousting the American 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in a closely fought encounter.<\/p>\n<p>The 18th seed then faced off against Mariano Navone for his second round encounter, defeating the Argentinian in straight sets in a clinical performance. Reflecting on his win over Navone, Fils told the Tennis Channel,<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe court is very slow. Very very slow. So I was like, \u2018okay, you know what? Try to be aggressive\u2019. But don&#8217;t go for too much because I&#8217;m going to miss a lot and Navon is a great player. So I was like \u2018okay if I start to go for too much I&#8217;m going to miss and then I&#8217;m going to start to go for three, four hours of matches and that&#8217;s something you don&#8217;t want\u2019.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSo I was like okay just be patient and wait for the good opportunity. The serve helped me a lot today. So I was very happy,\u201d he went on to add.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Up next, Arthur Fils will face off against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/player\/cameron-norrie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Cameron Norrie<\/a> at the Canadian Open. 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