An exclusive Daily Mail report says an insider close to model Brooks Nader alleges she sought to keep her name in headlines by sparking romance rumours with tennis players Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner following the U.S. Open.
The report details how speculation began after the men’s final at the tournament, when Nader was linked to Alcaraz, and then later to Sinner. The Daily Mail quoted an unnamed source who said Nader’s “agenda” was to connect herself to high-profile stories and relationships to promote a reality-show career and remain in the news.
The insider told the Daily Mail that Nader was “out for herself” and enjoying being linked to multiple public figures, saying she was “kind of addicted to the drama” and compared her behaviour to that of public personalities who maintain visibility through high-profile relationships. The source added the model was prioritising publicity over a long-term partnership.
Initial rumours intensified when Nader’s sister, Grace Ann, posted that an athlete whose name “rhymes with winner” had direct‑messaged her days before the U.S. Open. Television appearances amplified attention: during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Nader declined to confirm reports that she was dating Sinner and deflected the host’s line of questioning.
Grace Ann later said at a New York Fashion Week event that the rumours about Nader and Alcaraz were “true,” calling Alcaraz “the man of the hour,” but the claim prompted a rapid public denial from sources close to Alcaraz. Spanish journalist Alberto Guzmán, speaking on the Spanish television show No Somos Nadie and cited by Spanish outlet 20 Minutos, relayed information from Alcaraz’s inner circle that the tennis player was not in a relationship and was “single and has no intention of having any serious relationships.”
Reports that Nader had been seeing both Alcaraz and Sinner contemporaneously also circulated, but the Daily Mail account and other media coverage rely on unnamed insiders, social media posts and comments from relatives and journalists rather than formal confirmations from the athletes or the model.
Nader, who has modelled for Sports Illustrated, broke up with professional dancer Gleb Savchenko in April after meeting on Dancing with the Stars. Alcaraz, 22, is publicly listed as single and has previously been linked in media reports to British player Emma Raducanu; he and Raducanu played a mixed‑doubles event together before the U.S. Open. Sinner is also reported to be single following a split earlier this year from Anna Kalinskaya.
Neither Alcaraz nor Sinner has publicly confirmed a romantic relationship with Nader. Representatives for the players did not immediately issue statements to media outlets disputing every report, and spokespeople for Nader did not provide an on‑record response to the insider’s allegations cited by the Daily Mail.
The episode highlights the intersection of sports publicity and celebrity culture, where on‑court rivalries can attract off‑court attention and where family members’ social posts and late‑night television appearances can contribute to rapid cycles of speculation. Media accounts present conflicting assertions from relatives, unnamed insiders and journalists, and no conclusive evidence has been published establishing an ongoing relationship between Nader and either player.