Cross-fandom in sports is not a new thing. We saw soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic rooting for Novak Djokovic at the French Open. Similarly, we saw NBA star Jimmy Butler rooting for his friend, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in the finals of the Wimbledon. The Miami Heat player kept his promise to witness the glorious victory of the Spanish tennis star after he enjoyed a date with Colombian singer Shakira at the Wimbledon semi-finals.

Consequently, the new duo stirred the headlines after they appeared to witness the match of Carlos Alcaraz against Russian player Daniil Medvedev at the semi-finals of Wimbledon. And now Butler was there to cheer for his tennis star friend.

Rumored Shakira’s date Jimmy Butler enjoys the victory of Carlos Alcaraz

The 20-year-old tennis star Carlos Alcaraz and Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler formed a mutual respect for each other. Apart from that, the duo have a keen interest in each other’s sports. And Butler made sure to cheer for his close friend till he secured the Wimbledon title.

After stirring the headlines as he shared a cozy dinner date with his 13-year-older Colombian date, Shakira. Once again, he made an appearance at the Wimbledon semi-finals with her. This was after there were rumors of her dating F1 star Lewis Hamilton. However, that has come to rest after she made a few public appearances with NBA star Jimmy Butler.

Butler, after having a gala time celebrating his friend’s victory at the semi-finals, joined the crowd to cheer for Alcaraz in the finals. Moreover, his friend gave him the time of his life after he took down the Serbian tennis legend, Novak Djokovic.

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Apart from him, there were some other celebrities who stayed out of the spotlight cheering for Alcaraz.

Andre Agassi’s daughter pays tribute to the Spanish tennis sensation

The 19-year-old daughter of tennis stars Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi has broken out of her shell to hail the Spanish tennis star.

Jaz Elle Agassi keeps to herself and does not post anything on her Instagram. However, in a rare move to celebrate the astounding victory of Alcaraz, she broke that streak. She took to her Instagram story to hail the young player for his jaw-dropping Wimbledon feat.?

All in all, do you think Alcaraz is going to be the next best thing in the tennis realm? Let us know in the comments below.

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