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Carlos Alcaraz defeated Sebastian Baez in Men’s singles in Tokyo.<\/p>\n
Picture: Carlos Alcaraz paid tribute to his physio after shrugging off concerns about an ankle injury to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open.<\/p>\n The world number one <\/a>looked to be in real trouble after landing awkwardly on his left ankle during his opening match on Thursday and was unsure how he would pull up.<\/p>\n But there were no real alarms for Alcaraz in a 6-4 6-3 victory over Zizou Bergs, with the top seed setting up a quarter-final against American Brandon Nakashima.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was tough,\u201d said Alcaraz. \u201cIt was a really important day and a half that I had to recover as good as I can.<\/p>\n \u201cI said before and I\u2019m going to say it again, I have the best physio in the world who I trust 100 per cent and the work he has done for the ankle I think has been great.<\/p>\n \u201cI could play, I would say, normally. I was worried about some movements on the court where I could feel the ankle but in general I think I played a great match.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more: Rory McIlroy heralds \u2018great day\u2019 as Europe open lead at Ryder Cup<\/a><\/p>\n Read more: Tributes to footballer Billy Vigar, who died after hitting concrete wall – as fans call for them to be banned near pitches<\/a><\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz of Spain serves against Zizou Bergs of Belgium.<\/p>\n Picture: At the China Open, Jannik Sinner is also through to the last eight but the top seed dropped a set against French qualifier Terence Atmane before coming through 6-4 5-7 6-0.<\/p>\n Sinner wobbled in the second set after twice leading by a break as Atmane, who produced one of the surprise runs of the season to reach the semi-finals in Cincinnati last month, powered his way to a decider.<\/p>\n But the Frenchman began to suffer with cramp, shouting in frustration as he struggled to make his body serve, and Sinner eased through to a clash with Hungary\u2019s Fabian Marozsan.<\/p>\n Jannik Sinner, of Italy returns a shot from Terence Atmane, of France.<\/p>\n
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