RIO DE JANEIRO — Two-time main winner Carlos Alcaraz retired damage from the Rio Open on Tuesday after two video games resulting from a proper ankle harm.
The retirement at 1-1 meant Brazil’s Thiago Monteiro superior to the second spherical. He’ll face his compatriot Felipe Meligeni Alves for a spot within the quarterfinals.
Alcaraz twisted his ankle within the first recreation after solely two factors. He acquired medical consideration, broke Monteiro’s serve, however after the Brazilian pulled degree he shook his rival’s hand and left the courtroom strolling as his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero seemed involved.
The Spanish participant mentioned his medical doctors mentioned the harm was not severe.
“These items occur, much more so on clay,” Alcaraz mentioned, “It was not an issue of the courtroom, I received injured as I switched route. That occurs in this type of floor.”
Alcaraz mentioned he does really feel ache when he walks and that he could have medical scans on Wednesday.
“I got here again to the sport to see whether or not I might stick with it or not. I spoke to the physio on the courtroom and we determined collectively I ought to proceed to see if this may get higher. It didn’t occur, so we selected to watch out and abandon resulting from precaution,” he mentioned.
Monteiro mentioned it was unusual to undergo after enjoying so little time in opposition to Alcaraz.
“On the courtroom it didn’t look so severe, however then I noticed it within the huge display and it was a nasty twist. Now I can solely cheer for him to get well, he’s a star, a dominant one within the new technology,” the Brazilian mentioned.
Alcaraz was the runner-up on the clay courtroom match in Rio de Janeiro final 12 months, and its winner in 2022.
The harm provides to Alcaraz’s below-par performances on the Argentina Open final week. The 20-year-old, who received the title in 2023, was eradicated by Chile’s Nicolás Jarry within the semifinals in Buenos Aires.
Earlier, three-time main winner Stan Wawrinka was crushed 7-5, 6-4 within the first spherical by Argentina’s Facundo Díaz Acosta. The 23-year-old Díaz Acosta beat Jarry within the closing to win his first title on Sunday on the Argentina Open.
Tuesday’s match was delayed for nearly two hours resulting from rain in Rio de Janeiro. Diaz Acosta’s subsequent opponent might be his compatriot Sebastián Báez.
The 38-year-old Wawrinka received the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 U.S. Open, the place he defeated the world No. 1 participant within the closing on all three events.
Díaz Acosta performed in Argentina as a wild-card entry with a career-high rating of 87. He rose to No. 59 on Monday.
“I needed to have plenty of persistence due to the rain,” Díaz Acosta mentioned. “Stan is a legend, it was superb to play in opposition to him.”
