On Monday, Casper Ruud rolled over Carlos Alcaraz in the first round of the ATP Finals. After losing in straight sets to Ruud, Alcaraz gave three excuses for his poor play. One of the most important reasons was his health.

Carlos Alcaraz suffered a surprise straight-sets defeat to Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday, with the Norwegian confessing that he had played on the Spaniard’s current health issues to secure a round-robin victory.

In the ATP Finals’ Day 2, there was a shocking surprise. Carlos Alcaraz was defeated by Casper Ruud in the first match of the 'John Newcombe group', creating a situation that no one would have expected before the start of the tournament.