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Ankle injury: Alcaraz faces a break in Rio
Hopes for a speedy recovery: Carlos Alcaraz. photo
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Things are not going well for Carlos Alcaraz this year. Now the Spaniard is also injured.
Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz had to give up after just a few minutes in his first round match at the tennis tournament in Rio de Janeiro.
The Spanish world number two collapsed in the first game of the game when the score was 15:15. Alcaraz (20) then tried to continue playing, but had to pass a little later.
It is still unclear how seriously the Spaniard was injured. “I’m going to get my ankle checked and then we’ll see if it’s something serious or not,” Alcaraz said. Then it will be seen whether he can defend his title at the Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells from March 6th to 17th.