
Carlos Alcaraz had a nightmarish experience in Rio de Janeiro, where he had to retire after only two games after he rolled his ankle in the second point of the match. The Spanish sensation was eager to have a good run in Brazil, where he reached the final in 2023. In the press conference that followed his retirement, Carlos Alcaraz said that he did not know the entity of his injury, but his physio said that probably it was nothing too serious.
“The physios told me that they think that it’s not too serious.”
Alcaraz on the status of his ankle injury ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/8tscD6mFpl
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Carlos Alcaraz in 2024


At the moment ranked no.2, Alcaraz played his last match on the 20th of February when he had to retire when playing against world no.117 Thiago Moura Monteiro in the 1st round and the scoreline was 1-1 .
Currently, during this season the Spaniard achieved a 6-3 match record. Carlos Alcaraz’s best result of this season was getting to the semifinal in Buenos Aires.
Alcaraz will compete next in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of March.