Injury scared Carlos Alcaraz at our Open 2025? Spanish tennis -ace's medical time -out during the third round victory arouses doubt

2022 Champions Carlos Alcaraz sustained an injury during the ongoing US Open 2025 when the Spanish tennis star asked a medical time out in his third round against Luciano Darderi on Friday. The second seed, which was in a productive form in New York this week, seemed to be slightly limp before the coach came to court and treated his thigh for a few minutes. Alcaraz led 6-2, 5-4 at the time he asked for a medical timeout and looked healthy with resumption. He immediately sealed the second set with a break. Although Darderi needed his own time. Alcaraz gave his opponent no chance until he won 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. Alcaraz, who defeated Riley Opelka in the first round, saw Mattia Bellucci in second place, will face Arthur Rinderknech. The French tennis player comes after defeating Benjamin Bonzi in the third round. What happened to Carlos Alcaraz? According to the 22-year-old, Alcaraz felt slight discomfort on his knee on the right leg during the match and was “worried”. “After five, six points, it was gone. I was worried … that’s why I ask the physio, but it was nothing serious, so just for precautions. After that, I just didn’t feel it anymore, and it was good. It’s nothing serious, ‘says the Spaniard. If all goes well, Alcaraz can encounter American Ben Shelton in a quarterfinals. The Spaniard will drop another set in this US Open and could possibly face the World Nr.1 ​​Jannik final.