MADRID (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz is being cautious with his expectations at the Madrid Open and would be happy to play “three or four matches” in his return from injury. Alcaraz said Tuesday he has trained well in recent days but didn’t want to fully confirm his participation at the ATP 1000 tournament in the Spanish capital where he is a two-time defending champion. The third-ranked Alcaraz is coming off a right arm injury that kept him from playing in Monte Carlo and Barcelona. The Spaniard will try to win his first French Open title next month. “Today I trained with a little more intensity and things went quite well,” Alcaraz said. “I don’t want to say 100% that I’ll play. With the sensations that I have right now, I’d be happy to play three or four matches.” It would be Alcaraz’s first European clay-court event of the season. The 20-year-old Spaniard has a first-round bye and is scheduled to play Friday against either Alexander Shevchenko or Arthur Rinderknech. |
Iranian FM, EU foreign policy chief discuss Iran's retaliatory attack against IsraelSydney church stabbing being treated as act of terrorism, police sayRussia says int'l cooperation necessary in fighting terrorismChina's securities regulator tightens delisting regulationXizang commemorates 65th anniversary of democratic reform that ended feudal serfdom9 corpses found adrift in boat off Brazil were likely migrants from Mauritania and Mali, police sayIt's been quite a year for this royal relative, who became a dad, wrote a book inspired by a muchChina to establish modern ecoMental health review to follow Sydney stabbing attack: Australian PMChinese railways gear up for travel rush during Qingming festival