PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off an injury scare to reach the last 16 of the Olympic singles tennis on Monday and said he will fight to be '100 percent' for doubles with Rafael Nadal.
PARIS — Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off an injury scare to reach the last 16 of the Olympic singles tennis on Monday and said he will fight to be '100 percent' for doubles with Rafael Nadal.The world No. 3 from Spain beat Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-1, 7-6 to stay on course for a gold medal to add to his four Grand Slam titles.The 21-year-old Alcaraz is back on court on Tuesday alongside Nadal when he will again face Griekspoor, who partners Wesley Koolhof.
'I will try to recover and be ready and at 100 percent in the doubles.'Alcaraz, the reigning French Open and Wimbledon champion, needed to leave the court to have treatment on his right leg late in the second set and then had to save a set point.In the next round of singles he will face Roman Safiullin, the Russian player competing at the Olympics as a neutral.
Shrugs Off Olympics Injury Scare
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