"Alcaraz suffered an injury scare during a second-set wobble but, following a medical timeout, was able to emerge a 6-2 6-4 6-0 victor over Darderi. The Spaniard started impressively with a break of serve in the second game of the opening set, and quickly claimed the early advantage in just 29 minutes. After leading 4-1 in the second, Alcaraz was broken by Darderi for the first time and was pulled into a tight battle, during which he appeared to land awkwardly after a serve."
""I'm feeling good, it was just a precaution that I asked for the physio," Alcaraz said when asked about the medical timeout. "When he broke my serve, in the last point I felt something in the knee, but after five or six points it was gone. "I just asked the physio to take care of the knee, so I had to be feeling good. I am going to talk to my team about it, but I'm feeling good.""
Carlos Alcaraz beat Luciano Darderi 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 to reach the US Open last 16. Alcaraz broke serve early in the first set and led comfortably before being broken at 4-1 in the second and appearing to land awkwardly on his right knee. He requested a medical timeout, received treatment, regained composure and closed out the match with a decisive forehand. Alcaraz will face either Benjamin Bonzi or Arthur Rinderknech next. The victory was his 80th Grand Slam match win in his 93rd major match and marked his 20th US Open win.
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