Carlos Alcaraz injured his ankle in the first game of his match against Thiago Monteiro (ATP Rio de Janeiro First Round), and the former ATP leader announced on Instagram when he will be able to return to the tennis court.

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Carlos Alcaraz’s injury is not serious – he will participate in Indian Wells

The world number two faltered and lost at 1-1 in the first set after realizing he could not continue the match.

The Spaniard told fans the injury was not serious and he would be out “only for a few days” before trying to defend his trophy in Indian Wells.

“I just had an MRI. The diagnosis is a grade 2 lateral sprain, which will keep me out for a few days. See you in Las Vegas (exhibition match with Rafael Nadal, March 3 – no) and Indian Wells” – Carlos Alcaraz.

The BNP Parbias Open will be held from March 6 to 17. The tournament in Indian Wells is part of the ATP Masters 1000 category, has a total prize money of almost 9 million euros, is played on hard, and the last champion is Carlos Alcaraz (2023).

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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 moment Carlos Alcaraz got injured at the ATP in Rio de Janeiro:

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