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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Jamie Braidwood

Carlos Alcaraz responds to controversy over medical timeout after Australian Open epic

Carlos Alcaraz said he did not know if he was cramping or had suffered a more specific injury when a medical timeout was called during the third set of his Australian Open win over Alexander Zverev.

Alcaraz’s stunning five-set epic to reach his first Australian Open final did not come without controversy as the German fumed at the decision to allow his opponent a three-minute medical timeout at 5-4 in the third when he was struggling with his movement.

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