Alcaraz's injury: days of rest, the exhibition against Nadal and a different plan for the future. Two seasons ago, in 2022, when he was only 18 years old, his first visit to Brazil was perfect.
There he won his first ATP 500 tournament,...... and then won the Masters 1000 in Miami and Madrid and the US Open. Last season, in 2023, visiting South America didn't go bad either, although in Rio de Janeiro he fell in the final against the British Cameron Norrie.