Alcaraz wins Japan Open in first final since wrist injury

Carlos Alcaraz successfully defends Japan Open title in his first final since suffering wrist injury which forced him to miss French Open and Wimbledon; you can watch the ATP 1000 Shanghai Masters live on Sky Sports from Wednesday

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Carlos Alcaraz has won his first final since coming back from a long injury lay-off for a right wrist injury with success at the Japan Open.

Alcaraz, who hadn't played a showpiece since getting beat by Jannik Sinner at the Monte-Carlo Masters in April successfully defended the title he won last year in Tokyo defeating Jiri Lehecka 7-6 (7-4) 6-4.

The Spaniard returned from injury in late August and made a run to the US Open quarter-finals, where he lost to Ben Shelton in a match that ended at 3:33am.

Alcaraz was kept on his toes by Czech star Lehecka, but he did enough to earn his first tour-level trophy since Doha in February.

Source: Sky Sports