Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off any injury fears as he tamed JJ Wolf to roar into the second round of the French Open. The Spanish world number three’s participation at Roland Garros was in doubt after he pulled out of the Italian Open earlier this month due to an issue with his forearm. But the two-time […]
Gregor Dimitrov beat top seed Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets to book a place in the Miami Open semi-final. The Bulgarian, seeded 11th, won 6-2 6-4 to book a last-four meeting with Germany’s world number five Alexander Zverev. Dimitrov made a fast start as he opened a 3-0 lead and Alcaraz, chasing back-to-back titles after […]
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will face off in the Indian Wells semi-finals after dominant wins and an unlikely delay. Alcaraz, the number two ranked player in the world, beat sixth-seeded German Alexander Zverev in straight sets 6-3 6-1 despite a swarm of bees on the court. The bees caused a two-hour delay with Alcaraz […]
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will face off on the court this Sunday during the Netflix Slam. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) Tennis legend Rafael Nadal and world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will meet on the court this weekend in the first-ever Netflix Slam — a live tennis match streaming exclusively on Netflix. The Battle of the […]
Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz will face off on the court this Sunday during the Netflix Slam. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) Tennis legend Rafael Nadal and world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will meet on the court this weekend in the first-ever Netflix Slam — a live tennis match streaming exclusively on Netflix. The Battle of the […]
World number two Carlos Alcaraz has retired hurt after twisting his ankle in the first round of the Rio Open. The two-time grand slam winner hurt his ankle after just two points while playing Brazilian Thiago Monteiro before the Spaniard went on to break his serve. But just one game later, Alcaraz had his serve […]
A blockbuster set of men’s quarter-finals awaits at the Australian Open after Carlos Alcaraz led the favourites into the last eight on Monday. In complete contrast to the women’s draw, all of the top six seeds have made it through, while Taylor Fritz, at 12, is the lowest-ranked player still left in the tournament. Alcaraz […]
Carlos Alcaraz reached the fourth round of the Australian Open for the first time after opponent Shang Juncheng retired with injury in the third set. Remarkably, this was 20-year-old Alcaraz’s first experience of playing a younger player in his 201st tour level match, but it was barely a contest, the second seed dropping just two […]
Carlos Alcaraz marked his return to the Australian Open in convincing fashion with victory over veteran Richard Gasquet. Alcaraz missed the tournament last year with a leg injury and was in a hurry to make it through to round two, clinching a 7-6 (5) 6-1 6-2 win under the lights on Rod Laver Arena. Gasquet, […]