Carlos Alcaraz Sends Clear Message as Injury Crisis Clouds US Open Campaign

Carlos Alcaraz had a strong third-round win against Italy’s Luciano Darderi at the 2025 US Open, but things got a bit tense when he had to call for a medical timeout during the second set due to an injury scare. Alcaraz was up 5-4 but looked pretty uneasy. He had to take a break to get his right knee checked out after feeling something off, which definitely had fans and commentators on edge.

Even with the interruption, the Spaniard showed some real grit, breaking Darderi’s serve right after the timeout to take the set and eventually win the match in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4, 6-0. After the match, Alcaraz quickly brushed off the incident, making it clear that the timeout was just a precaution.

According to The Tennis Letter on X, he mentioned, “I’m feeling good. Just a precaution that I asked for the physio when he broke my serve in the last point. I felt something that wasn’t working good in the knee. After 5, 6 points it was gone. I asked for the physio just to take care about the knee because it was 1 set left, I had to be ready and feeling good physically. Precaution. I’m gonna talk with my team but I’m not worried about it.”

Even though his reassurances might ease some worries for now, this situation brings up bigger questions about the strain his intense season is putting on him and how his body might handle the demands of top-level competition.

Carlos Alcaraz on being seen by the physio during his match against Darderi at U.S. Open

“What was the problem?”

Carlos: “I’m feeling good. Just a precaution that I asked for the physio when he broke my serve in the last point. I felt something that wasn’t working good in the… pic.twitter.com/Z3pM13fInH

— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) August 29, 2025

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