# Tennis: World number one Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off an ankle injury to beat Argentina’s Sebastian Baez 6-4, 6-2 in a gritty start to his Japan Open campaign. He crumpled to the ground chasing a shot in the fifth game of the opening set in Tokyo and sat on the court grimacing for several minutes. The Spaniard had his left ankle heavily strapped during a medical timeout before gingerly returning. The match was also delayed for a further half an hour as organisers closed the stadium roof with rain falling.
Tennis: Alcaraz recovers from ankle injury to win opening match of Japan Open