Alcaraz won 2022 Barcelona Open despite falling down the stairs before semi-final: "I couldn't warm up"

Carlos Alcaraz won last year's Barcelona Open despite falling down the stairs before his semi-final matchup leaving him unable to finish off his warm-up.

Last year's Barcelona Open was quite an experience for Alcaraz as he revealed this year. He was supposed to play the semi-final on Saturday but because of rain, he had to do it on Sunday. The day featured two matches for him as he played both the semi-final and final. Before the semi-final, Alcaraz fell down the stairs leaving him uncertain about the match:

"I was about to warm up before the semifinal on Sunday, it was suspended, you know the semifinal on Saturday. Yeah, I was going down the stairs and fell down from the stairs a little bit. I couldn't warm up. I couldn't finish the warm-up on court and it was a tough moment for me because I thought that I was not able to play the semifinal and to get through that, it was tough for me."

He won both matches with the final being quite an impressive showing:

"No, because of the adrenaline, when you are playing, you forget everything and you are focused on playing. Of course, with my doctor and physio, they did some stuff to help me not feel the pain. Now, I am really really careful when I am on the stairs."