Carlos Alcaraz will regularly play against Yoshihito Nishioka on Wednesday in Paris. The world number one confessed that he had been struggling with a knee injury after playing the semi-final in Basel against the Felix Auger Aliassime. According to reports, Carlito would decide to play in France after a scan. Apparently, everything went well and the Spanish sensation was cleared to play. He should hit the court at around 4 p.m. local time (the match is the 3rd on Court Central).
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
LWWWWLWWWW Ranked world no.1, the Spaniard played his last match on the 29th of October when he lost to world no.8 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Basel (draw).
Currently, during this season the Spaniard has managed to achieve a compiled 55-12 win-loss record. Alcaraz conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Hamburg and in Umag.
Nishioka in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
WWWWWWLWWW Ranked world no.38, Yoshihito has a 44-24 record in 2022. The Japanese is playing at the moment in Paris where he defeated the world no.58 Aslan Karatsev 6-3 6-4.
Yoshihito Nishioka will take on the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the past, they have never competed against each other up to now on the main tour.
Nishioka conquered 2 titles in 2022 in the Columbus Challenger and in Seoul. Yoshihito reached the final in the Cleveland Challenger and in Washington (Citi Open).
Carlos Alcaraz and Yoshihito Nishioka have never fought against each other.
Carlos Alcaraz |
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