Alcaraz relieved after easing past Nishioka to begin Paris Masters campaign: "First round in every tournament is never easy"

There was some doubt over Alcaraz's participation in Paris but the knee injury was not serious and he opted to play winning the opening match against Nishioka.

Pain in the knee area left Alcaraz doubting his Paris Masters participation but after tests showed that everything was fine, the Spaniard elected to play. His first match was a decent one as he battled past a solid Yoshihito Nishioka saying after the match:

"First round in every tournament is never easy. You have to be really focussed, you have to try to get good rhythm, good feeling in the first round. I'm really happy with the performance, the level that I played, and I'm looking forward to getting better in the next round.”

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He touched upon the court explaining that it is faster than last year and Basel:

"This court is a little bit different than Basel, I had to get used to this court in the match. I felt [it was] fast, this court, but I'm a good player on indoor courts... these kinds of courts help me with my game."

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