Carlos Alcaraz had the shortest match of his career so far, with the former ATP No. 1 having to retire after injuring his ankle in the third point of his match against Thiago Monteiro (Rio de Janeiro ATP First Round).

Carlos Alcaraz, a serious injury at the ATP in Rio de Janeiro

Ranked second in the world ranking, Alcaraz stepped crookedly in the first set of the match, at 15-15, and seriously damaged his right leg.

Alcaraz initially called for a medical timeout, but then realized he could no longer continue the first-round bout, and the match ended 1-1.

It is not yet known how serious the injury is and how long the Spaniard will have to stay away from tennis.

A two-time Grand Slam champion (US Open 2022, Wimbledon 2023), Alcaraz has had a poor start to the season, losing to Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open and losing to Nicolas Jarry in the semifinals in Buenos Aires. .

Since the triumph at Wimbledon (since July 2023), Carlos has not won a single tournament on the ATP circuit.

The tournament in Rio de Janeiro is part of the ATP 500 category, has a total prize money of 2,100,230 USD, is played on clay, and the most recent champion is Diego Schwartzman (2018).