Tag: Carlos

Carlos Alcaraz retires hurt in first round of Rio Open

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 […]

Carlos Alcaraz excels to reach star-studded last eight at Australian Open

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 […]

Dominant Carlos Alcaraz through as Shang Juncheng retires injured

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 […]