Before attending Paris Masters 2022, Carlos Alcaraz competed at Basel Open and reached the semi -finals. He lost to the No. 3 seed, Felix Auger Aliassime after only 2 sets of the competition of the round for the last 4 players.
The world's No. 1 player lost to Felix Auger Aliassime partly because of his knee problem. Immediately after that defeat, Alcaraz was medical examination.
According to AS, the results of the test are not really positive and the risk of attending Alcaraz's Paris Masters 2022 was threatened. Despite that, the Spanish tennis player did not withdraw from the last Masters this year.
“I had a problem with my knee. Not only me, every player has a problem later this year. Everything is not too serious and I can still play at Paris Master,” the 19 -year -old player shared.
Paris Masters is one of the last three tournaments of Carlos Alcaraz this year. After this tournament, he will compete at ATP Finals 2022 before Spain attending the Davis Cup finals.
2022 is a successful year for Carlos Alcaraz. He played a total of 67 matches and won up to 55, including the US Open championship. The official US Open championship helps Alcaraz to rise to the No. 1 position in the world.
Alcaraz's first opponent at Paris Masters 2022 was Yoshihito Nishioka. Nishioka is 27 years old, Japanese nationality and currently ranked 37th on the ATP rankings. In the first match in Paris Master, the No. 1 player of the country of cherry blossoms defeated Aslan Karatsev after 2 sets, respectively with 6-3 and 6-4.
