Overview

• Carlos Alcaraz rolled his left ankle in the first set of his ATP 500 Tokyo opener against Sebastian Baez and received on-court treatment.
• He returned with a rigidly wrapped ankle and closed out a 6-4, 6-2 victory to reach the second round.
• A brief rain pause for roof closure came at 5-4 in the first set, after which he appeared to move more freely.
• Alcaraz said he was scared and initially thought he would not continue, before finishing the match playing what he called fairly good tennis.
• There is no confirmed prognosis on the ankle, and his team will monitor the injury ahead of the scheduled match with Zizou Bergs.