US Open 2024: Carlos Alcaraz twists his ankle in practice but says he is OK

Carlos Alcaraz cut short a US Open training session on Saturday after twisting his right ankle but said he isnt worried that it will be a problem for the years last Grand Slam tournamentI think it is OK I just stopped my practice just for precaution said the 21yearold from Spain who won the championship at Flushing Meadows in 2022 for the first of his four major trophies I didnt feel comfortable enough to keep practicing just in case if everything is going to be worseAlcaraz said he didnt think the injury would put his participation in the US Open in doubt He was more upset about losing time on court as he gets ready to try to win what would be a third consecutive Slam title after triumphs at the French Open in June and Wimbledon in JulyI dont want to stop any practice I want to practice I want to get better I want to get ready for the tournament he said adding Im sure that tomorrow or in two days Im going to be at 10037 for sureAlso ReadOne of Indias most dependable openers Virat Kohli hails Shikhar DhawanThe thirdseeded Alcaraz is scheduled to play his firstround match Tuesday night in Arthur Ashe Stadium against 188thranked Australian Li Tu who will be appearing in just the second Grand Slam match of his careerFor Alcaraz the preparation has not been ideal He played only one match on a hard court in the leadup to the US Open a loss to Gael Monfils at the Cincinnati Open during which Alcaraz destroyed his racket by repeatedly hitting it against the court something he later apologized for on social mediaThe lack of hardcourt work doesnt concern Alcaraz even if he did acknowledge hed prefer to have had more before getting to New YorkAfter all he noted he didnt play a lot of matches on clay before this years French Open because of a lingering forearm issue and only played two on grass before Wimbledon and left both of those events as the championI dont want to think that its going to be the same as the previous two Grand Slams he said with a smile but Im not worried about not having too many matches on hard courtsAlcaraz also reflected on his most recent highprofile contest a twotiebreaker loss to Novak Djokovic in the mens singles final at the Paris Olympics three weeks ago The tears flowed after that one and Alcaraz said that day he felt bad for letting his country downIt was a difficult moment to deal with for me Alcaraz said Saturday But in front of me I had a really good player that was fighting for the same thing as me And he deserve it So days after the Olympics I realized that I won the silver medal It was a great achievement for me that I have to be proud of Ill try to keep going try to learn from this match The next important matches of my career Im going to deal with in a different way or a better way than I did in the OlympicsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever