Final update: 13:15 CET: Match point for Alcaraz: 6-4, 6-2, a delayed victory because of a 30 minute interruption because of the rain, and a medical time out as Alcaraz seemingly sprained his ankle during the first set. His next rival will be either Zizou Bergs or Alejandro Tabilo on Saturday.
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Carlos Alcaraz fell to the ground during the match against Sebastián Báez, the first round at Tokyo Open. The World No. 1 had just broken Báez's serve, and immediately after he lost his own. 2-2 on the first set, and suddenly Alcaraz fell to the ground in pain. Images show that he had seemingly slightly twisted his ankle.
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After a medical time out, where he was given bandages around his ankle, he returned to the match. We will update here as the match goes on.
Update (12:13 CET): Alcaraz managed to fight back and held on to the game, even rallying from 40-0 down to break Báez's serve. However, the match was interrupted once again by the rain.
Update (12:40 CET): After some 25 minutes, the match resumed, and Alcaraz claimed the first set, 6-4.
Update (13:00): Alcaraz seems fine, as he has broken Báez's serve twice and now leads 4-1 in the second set.