Despite another seemingly comfortable victory over Darderi, Alcaraz did require a medical timeout<\/a> from the physio.<\/p>\n Although he was on the losing end of the third round match, Darderi has now sent a heartfelt message to Alcaraz<\/a>.<\/p>\n Darderi has enjoyed a successful second half to the season, winning two clay court titles after Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n As a result, Italian Darderi has actually won more titles than Jannik Sinner this year<\/a> and was able to become seeded for the US Open <\/a>this year.<\/p>\n This enabled him to achieve his best ever result at the US Open, before Darderi was eventually beaten by Alcaraz, 6-2 6-4 6-0.<\/p>\n Following his straight sets defeat to the five-time Grand Slam champion, Darderi wrote a message on Instagram reflecting on his first appearance on the Arthur Ashe Stadium and wished Alcaraz luck going forward.<\/p>\n \u201cWas a pleasure to play on Arthur Ashe today and can\u2019t wait to be back next year in @usopen,\u201d Darderi wrote. \u201cGood luck @carlitosalcarazz for the rest of the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n Carlos Alcaraz provides injury update after latest win at the US Open<\/p>\n There was concern for Alcaraz in the second set of the match, as he received medical intervention on his leg after being broken back by Darderi.<\/p>\n Alcaraz managed to recompose himself and did not lose a single game after being massaged by the physio.<\/p>\n When he was asked about this in his press conference, Alcaraz played down any concerns about his knee and claimed it was just precautionary.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m feeling good. It was just a precaution,\u201d said Alcaraz. \u201cI asked for the physio. I felt something that was not good in the knee but after five or six points it was gone.<\/p>\n \u201cI just asked for the physio to take care of the knee because there was one serve left [in the second set] and I had to be ready, had to be good, had to feel good physically. It was a precaution. I will talk with my team but I\u2019m not worried about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Alcaraz will be hoping that this is the case when he plays his fourth round match at the US Open against Arthur Rinderknech.<\/p>\n![\"Luciano](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2232730167-1024x683.jpg\")
Photo by Clive Brunskill\/Getty Images<\/p>\n