Carlos Alcaraz returns to the US Open with a victory, Aryna Sabalenka also wins her first match - apnews.com
Carlos Alcaraz successfully returned to the US Open with a straight-sets victory, showing no signs of his previous wrist injury. Aryna Sabalenka also advanced in her opening match, marking a strong start for the top contenders at the tournament.
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The return of high-profile athletes to Grand Slam competition is a major event in the global sports calendar.
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NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz was nervous. He was excited. Best of all, he was pain-free.
Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April.
“I don’t know how it looked from outside, but from inside, my feeling was that I was hitting normal,” Alcaraz said. “I was playing pretty normal, playing my style, and yeah, the arm, the wrist, everything felt great.”
In that case, don’t rule out a run at a repeat.
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