Alcaraz says ankle injury is better

Carlos Alcaraz said the ankle injury that forced him to withdraw from last month’s Rio Open was feeling better and that the only thing on his mind was defending his Indian Wells title.

The Spaniard, who trounced Daniil Medvedev in last year’s final in the California desert, had to retire after two games of his match in Rio de Janeiro after twisting his right ankle. It was the latest setback for the world number two, who has not won a title since beating Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final last July. The 20-year-old lost in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January.