The Spaniard, number 2 in the world, confirmed that he is not seriously injured and will appear in his next matches. All details.
The fear is over and there is good news. The damage of Carlos Alcaraznumber two in the world, it’s not serious and it will not stop him from showing his next promises. “I have a sprain that will keep me out for a few days. See you in Las Vegas and Indian Wells!“said the 20-year-old Spaniard.
What happened to Alcaraz and what does he have?
Carlitos he twisted his ankle on the second point of his Río Open debut. That is, at the dawn of the game. Immediately discomfort arose and, although he wanted to continue after a medical check-up, he also left soon after. (the match was only 1-1). He left the stadium limpingobviously sick.
Now, after some time where there was a lot of speculation, the player revealed something that was expected: “I just had an MRI on my ankle after the injury yesterday. The diagnosis was a grade two lateral sprain.“.
In total, has a relatively simple injury, which can be more serious: for example, in 2022, German Alexander Zverev bent his ankle in a similar fashion but suffered as many as seven ligaments in his right ankle were torn; He didn’t play for six months.
When will Alcaraz play again?
The Murcian, forgive the redundancy, assured: “See you in Las Vegas and Indian Wells!”. This means that, if you are recovering well, Alcaraz will face his compatriot Rafael Nadal on March 3, in Las Vegas, in a friendly match. And days later, he will play the first Masters 1000 of the seasonwhere he was champion last year.
Alcaraz’s complete message after his injury
Alcaraz’s ankle after the sprain
Source: Tycsports
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