Alcaraz Addresses Worrying Injury Concerns At US Open
Carlos Alcaraz appeared with a taped leg for his most recent US Open match, leaving many wondering whether he has a physical problem.
Alcaraz has looked spectacular on the tennis court at this year's US Open, beating players comfortably. That was the case in his most recent match against Matteo Arnaldi, so judging by that, it's pretty hard to determine whether he has some significant problems.
Yet, he arrived for his most recent match with a taped leg, causing some worry among fans. There were no issues with movement or anything, and he confirmed after the match that everything was fine and there were no issues.
Well, it's really tough playing in a Grand Slam. You play tough matches during two weeks. For me it's normal that some pains came to your body, and you have to take care about it.
It's nothing serious, it's just for prevention. I mean, I felt a little bit that pain on the left leg, but as I said nothing serious. Just taking care about it
Sure, aches and pains are somewhat normal during a Grand Slam, where players have to play long and physical matches every other day, but playing down injury concerns isn't something new to Alcaraz.
He's done it in the past, and most of the time, information that does come out later indicates that he was grossly underselling the issues. Whether that's the case this time around is hard to know but his tennis doesn't seem to be impacted that much.
He might feel pain, which is why he took some pills in the previous match, but the taping seemed to have done the trick this time around. He didn't take anything against Arnaldi, but some worry how he'll handle it if he plays a match that extends beyond three sets. The issues might become bigger in a longer and more physical match.
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