Carlos Alcaraz has provided another update on the illness he is dealing with after surviving a scare to win his debut match at the Rotterdam Open.
The world No 3 earned a 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-1 defeat to 29-year-old Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp in the first round of the ATP 500 event.
Alcaraz stole the opening set on a tiebreak after trailing 3-5 and saving a set point with van de Zandschulp serving at 5-4, 40-30.
Van de Zandschulp, the world No 84, responded by securing the only break of the second set in the sixth game en route to levelling the match.
In the deciding set, Alcaraz saved a break point in his opening service game before breaking his opponent in the following game.
The Spanish star went on to close out the match in convincing fashion as he avenged his shock straight-set loss to van de Zandschulp at the 2024 US Open.
Alcaraz, who has been suffering from a cold, wore a black strip on his nose during the match.