Carlos Alcaraz is forced to withdraw from the Rio de Janeiro Open with a sprained ankle. The Spaniard was playing against Thiago Monteiro when he suffered the injury.

The 2022 champion will undergo tests to determine the extent of the problem. The withdrawal will have a direct impact on his ranking, since he will not be able to defend the 300 points obtained a year ago in this scenario. He had already given up another 150 last week, in Buenos Aires, where he lost to the Chilean Nicolás Jarry.