Carlos Alcaraz anticipates being ready for Indian Wells following his withdrawal from the Rio Open.

Despite spraining his ankle at the Rio Open on Tuesday, world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz is optimistic he will be ready for his Indian Wells title defense in March. Before leaving for California, the world No. 2 will play Rafael Nadal in an exhibition match in Las Vegas. Watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports.

Despite suffering an ankle injury during the Rio Open, World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz anticipates being well enough to defend his Indian Wells championship in March.

After just two games, Alcaraz pulled out of his match against Thiago Monteiro on Tuesday. Scans revealed a sprained ankle, but the 20-year-old is optimistic about making a speedy recovery.

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Wimbledon matches being suspended overnight infuriated tennis fans.

Following Wimbledon’s post regarding the match between Carlos Alcaraz and Matteo Berrettini on Centre Court, social media users began to voice their complaints.

Tennis enthusiasts have demanded an earlier start time on exhibition courts and expressed their annoyance at high-profile matches being postponed overnight.

Both Novak Djokovic and Sir Andy Murray’s matches have been extended into a second day due to their failure to conclude by the 11 p.m. curfew.

When Djokovic concluded his postponed match against Hubert Hurkacz on Monday afternoon, he joined supporters in demanding that Wimbledon begin play earlier on Centre Court.

“I think the matches could be pushed at least to start at 12pm,” he said to reporters. It would likely have an impact.

Social media users took to Twitter to voice their complaints after Wimbledon posted a tweet regarding Carlos Alcaraz and Matteo Berrettini’s match at Centre Court, joking, “Got plans? Take them off!

In order to prevent matches from being pushed into a second day of play, he said it “makes sense” for Wimbledon to change the start times on show courts—1.30 p.m. on Center Court and 1 p.m. on Court One—to correspond with the 11 a.m. start time on outdoor courts.

He went on, “It’s bad for the players as well as the audience.”

Mr. Patel stated that the players will “take a toll” from the late hours and multiple games.

He continued, turning to face the onlookers, saying, “(It) impacts viewers who are actually there who would have been waiting in line all day. They arrived, were fortunate enough to be assigned to Center Court, but the outcome was incomplete.