{"id":168279,"date":"2025-09-25T11:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/168279\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T11:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T11:39:08","slug":"japan-open-2025-carlos-alcaraz-survives-injury-scare-to-reach-second-round-in-tokyo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/168279\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz survives injury scare to reach second round in Tokyo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/Carlos%20Alcaraz\" target=\"_blank\" 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Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz survives injury scare to reach second round in Tokyo&quot;,&quot;tag&quot;:&quot;[\\&quot;discipline-tennis\\&quot;,\\&quot;newsclip\\&quot;,\\&quot;gender-male\\&quot;,\\&quot;noc-es\\&quot;,\\&quot;carlos-alcaraz\\&quot;,\\&quot;apple-news-all\\&quot;,\\&quot;asia-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;europe-editorial\\&quot;,\\&quot;country-jp\\&quot;]&quot;,&quot;module_type&quot;:&quot;TextBlock&quot;,&quot;module_title&quot;:&quot;Japan Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz survives injury scare to reach second round in Tokyo&quot;,&quot;section_level_1&quot;:&quot;news&quot;,&quot;section_level_2&quot;:&quot;japan-open-2025-carlos-alcaraz-first-round&quot;,&quot;discipline&quot;:&quot;discipline-tennis&quot;,&quot;odf_id&quot;:&quot;TEN&quot;,&quot;module_instance&quot;:&quot;Inline&quot;,&quot;module_id&quot;:null}\" data-tracking=\"click\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> overcame a frightening injury scare to defeat Sebastian Baez 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the Japan Open <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/tennis\/\" target=\"_blank\" 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No. 1 Alcaraz went down 20 minutes into the match.<\/p>\n<p>In the fifth game with the score level 2-2, Alcaraz\u2019s left leg gave out as he charged forward from the baseline.<\/p>\n<p>The near-capacity crowd held its breath as Alcaraz fell over on his back, clutching his head and grabbing his left ankle in pain.<\/p>\n<p>He went to the bench to receive medical attention and managed to come back, converting his first break point to take a 5-4 lead.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz then caught a huge break as rain started to pepper down, suspending play for 20 minutes to close the roof, during which he had his ankle taped up.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz served out the set after the two returned to the court, and took complete control of the second set to win in 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz overcame a frightening injury scare to defeat Sebastian Baez 6-4, 6-2 in the first round 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