TOKYO: Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated unseeded Czech Jiri Lehecka 7-6(4) 6-4 in the Japan Open final on Tuesday to retain his title and continue his resurgence after a wrist injury. The title is Alcaraz’s third of the year after the Australian Open and the Qatar Open, before ⁠the 23-year-old was ⁠sidelined for nearly five months and returned at the US Open in late August. The world number three started shakily at Tokyo’s Ariake Coliseum, ⁠dropping serve in the first game, but soon

Source: Arab News