Despite the chipped ankle on the left foot, the world rankings defeated Carlos Alcaraz At the ATP-500 tournament in Tokyo, the Belgian Zizou Berg smoothly in two sets. The Spaniard assigned a large part in the success of his physiotherapist Juanjo Moreno.
By Dietmar Kaspar
last edited: 27.09.2025, 7:15 p.m.
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Most of the eyes of the spectators in Tokyo in the round of 16 of Carlos Alcaraz, at least in the initial phase, should be excited to the left. In his kick-off encounter against the Argentine Sebastian Baez, the Spaniard undertook an unfortunate movement, after which he had to treat himself on the ankle of his left foot and let them tapes. Although the world ranking listen was able to assert himself confidently in two sentences, starting in the next round had to be waited.
With a bandage around the damaged ankle around, Alcaraz entered the court to his round of 16 against the Belgian Zizou Berg and left no doubt from the start who would leave the place as the winner. After 80 minutes, the six-time Grand Slam champion sealed the 6: 4, 6: 3 success, which gave him the move into the quarter-finals against the American Brandon Nakashima.
Modestly and well brought up, as you know the 22-year-old, he did not want to write the merits of his success alone and describe who he owed to the start: “It was hard and it was really one and a half important days when I had to recover as well. I said it and I say it again: I have the best physiotherapist in the world, which I really trusted. the ankle was great. “
He continued how he felt on the pitch in this regard: “I was able to play normally, which is great. Sometimes I was worried about some movements when I felt the ankle, but overall I played great tennis, a great match.”
Even if the ankle is on the best way to complete recovery thanks to its physiotherapist Juanjo Moreno, the No. 1 of the tournament is still waiting for hard Brocken on the way to the tournament victory in the Japanese capital. In addition to the Norwegian Casper Ruud, whom he could meet in the semi-finals, the lower half of the 500 EVERTITION await you in the lower half with the Taylor Fritz from the USA and the Danes Holger Rune set at No. 2 and 3.
Here is the single tableau from Tokyo
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Carlos Alcaraz
Rune Holger Nodskov
Fritz Taylor
Ruud Casper
