A title to close the recovery chapter
Carlos Alcaraz is still the king of Tokyo. The world No. 3 kept his title on Tuesday by beating Czech Jiri Lehecka (No. 19) 7-6 (7/4), 6-4. It is his first trophy since returning from injury at the US Open at the end of August.
A tie-break to open, one more break to close: the 23-year-old Spaniard held his nerve in the tight moments of a final played on a knife-edge.
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A long road since Barcelona
Alcaraz’s previous title came at the Doha ATP 500 in mid-February. In Tokyo he was playing his first final since April, and his defeat to Jannik Sinner at the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000.
The following week, in Barcelona, the Spaniard hurt his right wrist. The injury started an absence of more than four months. This Japanese title closes a difficult stretch and gives his late-season campaign a boost.
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Photo credit : Rie Kikuchi / AFP
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