Alcaraz almost suffered a serious injury in Tokyo

In the first point of the fifth game, when the score was 2–2, Alcaraz limped and fell to the court while trying to chase Baez's drop. He sat in the yard in pain, then was taken care of by the medical team. The slow motion showed that Alcaraz had pain in his left ankle or Achilles tendon.

"I was a little scared after that situation ", Alcaraz shared after the match. "I thought I would have to give up because at that time I couldn't move. But the physiotherapy team came to check, and when I didn't feel anything anymore, I was more confident to continue. I'm happy to finish the match as I wanted. I will try to recover, do everything to be ready for the next round ".

After receiving care, Alcaraz moved more conservatively and had to use more cuts. Even so, he still won the game of catching the ball three times and did not let his opponent, world number 41, Argentina, threaten the game, winning 6-4, 6-2.

According to Marca, Alcaraz will not go for a medical examination after the match, but will wait on how his body feels after sleeping today. The Spanish player's top priority is to stay in the tournament as long as possible, so as not to disappoint the audience's expectations.

This season, Alcaraz has won 7 titles, including two Grand Slams. "This is my best season, " said the number one seed. "I won many championships, played great tennis, matured with each match. The season could have been better, but I can't complain after what I had. "

When asked about surpassing Novak Djokovic's record of 24 Grand Slams, Alcaraz said that now is not the time to think about that number. The 22-year-old tennis player owns 6 majors, a quarter of Nole. Right now, he is focused on the race for world number one at the end of the year with Jannik Sinner, who won 6-2, 6-2 over Marin Cilic in the first round of the China Open today, September 25.