(Rio de Janeiro) The Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, world No.2, who retired at 1er tour of the clay court tournament in Rio on Tuesday evening, declared on his Instagram account that his injury would only keep him away from the courts for “a few days” and would not compromise his presence at the Indian Wells tournament in early March.
“I just had an MRI […] The diagnosis is a level 2 lateral sprain which will keep me out for a few days! See you in Las Vegas and Indian Wells! » writes on his Instagram account the young 20-year-old champion, who plans to defend his title in Indian Wells (March 3-17) and honor his invitation for an exhibition match in Las Vegas against his compatriot Rafael Nadal on March 3.
At 1er round of the Rio tournament against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, Alcaraz called a medical timeout when the score was 1-0 for his opponent, and had his right ankle taped.
After resuming the game and winning his serve to tie it at 1-1, he made the decision to give up.
Alcaraz is starting the year 2024 with difficulty. Before his injury, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January, then in the semi-finals of the clay tournament in Buenos Aires, of which he was the champion. title, last week.