Carlos Alcaraz had to withdraw on Friday in the Paris quarterfinals when he was facing Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune. The Spanish sensation was struggling with an abdominal injury and he had to pull the plug when he was 3-6 6-6 (1-3).
The world number 1 was fast to get to Twitter and congratulate Rune. He acknowledged that he was indeed the better player.
‘Holger was better today and deserved to win! It was difficult to withdraw, but I was scared of making it worse. Health comes first,” tweeted Carlito.
Alcaraz revealed that he is not even sure if he will be fit to play in the ATP Finals. He will go back home to do some tests.
Holger was better today and deserved to win! 🤝🏻 It was difficult to withdraw, but I was scared of making it worse 🥲 Health comes first! @holgerrune2003 pic.twitter.com/S1jqJRDgKp
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) November 4, 2022
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
Currently the 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 .
At present, during this year Carlos owns a compiled 57-13 win-loss record. Alcaraz clinched 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Miami, Barcelona, Madrid and U.S. Open. Alcaraz got to the final in Hamburg and in Umag.
Rune in Paris, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.18 (career-high), the Dane has an overall 48-27 win-loss record in 2022. Holger is now having a run in Paris where he beat 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 come up against the world no.8 Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal. Their current record is 1-0 for Auger-Aliassime.
Rune clinched 3 titles in 2022 in the Sanremo Challenger, in Munich and in Stockholm. Rune was the finalist in Sofia (Sofia Open) and in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel).
Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune played each other just on 2 occasions. Their current head to head is 1-1. The last time they competed against 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.
