An injury is, perhaps, a tennis player’s worst nightmare. It throws off their rhythm, both mentally and physically, and is bound to cause relentless distress. Carlos Alcaraz recently suffered this setback at the Rio Open first round, having to retire from the competition due to an ankle injury.

The world number two sustained an injury in his first encounter against Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, which forced him to limp off the court.

Carlos Alcaraz details ankle injury that forced him to drop out of the Rio Open

The Spaniard needed medical care after hurting his ankle on the court just after the game’s second point. Even though the 20-year-old came back to give his opponent tough competition, he was forced to retire after losing the next game and the match with a score of 1-1.

In a press conference after the tournament, he opened up about his injury and its severity. Alcaraz said, “The physios said it’s not serious. [The fall] was bad. I was in pain… I thought it would be difficult to continue the game.”

Further, he also highlighted that, because of the pain, he decided to take a step back, rather than stressing himself out. Along with that, he expressed, “It’s bothering me to walk… it hurts. Let’s take it easy. I will recover and rest today. Tomorrow I will take exams”.

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The Wimbledon winner made it apparent that he was in pain and could hardly walk, even if the precise nature of the injury is yet unknown. Not only that, but his opponent had a different perspective on the injury at first, resulting in a completely different realization altogether.

Thiago Monteiro shares his thoughts on Alcaraz’s on-court injury

With the Brazilian tennis player’s help, the world number 2 made his way to the bench, where his uncle examined the athlete, and just a few moments later Alcaraz retired from the game. Speaking about the same in a press conference, Monteiro opened up on what he feels about the injury.

He said, “On the court, it didn’t look so serious, but then I saw it on the big screen and it was a bad twist. Now I can only cheer for him to recover, he is a star, a dominant one in the new generation.”

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