Carlos Alcaraz had a rough ride against Holger Rune in the quarter-finals in Paris. Unfortunately, the Spanish sensation had to withdraw in the second set when he was 1-3 down in the tie-break.
Later, Carlito explained that he was struggling with an abdominal injury. The world number 1 added that he was not even sure if he could play in the ATP Finals. “I don’t know if I’ll make it to the Masters Cup. I have to go home, get tested and see the magnitude of the problem,” said Alcaraz.
Carlito said that he felt that his injury was getting worse and worse when he was serving. “I preferred to retire and take care of myself. I couldn’t serve well and when I turned my body, it bothered me in the abdominal area when I made some movements. To play this way, it is better to leave it. It is the second time that I have withdrawn and I always try to avoid it, but I did not want it to get worse.”
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
Ranked world no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 4th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.18 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-3 6-6 .
Until now, during this year Carlos achieved a composed 57-13 match record. Carlos conquered 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the finalist in Hamburg and in Umag.
Rune in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.18 (career-high), the Dane has a compiled 48-27 record in 2022. The Dane is competing in Paris where he bested the world no.153 Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-63, the world no.10 Hubert Hurkacz 7-5 6-1, the world no.9 Andrey Rublev 6-4 7-5 and the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 6-6 ret..
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune will take on the world no.8 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Auger-Aliassime.
Rune conquered 3 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger, in Munich and in Stockholm. Rune was the runner-up in Sofia (Sofia Open) and in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel).
Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune fought against each other only twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time they played each other, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune won 6-3 6-6 ret. in the quarter in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 4th of November 2022.