(Video) Carlos Alcaraz Throws Up and Suffers Cramps During Australian Open Semifinals Against Alexander Zverev

Carlos Alcaraz dropped a set in the ongoing event Down Under for the first time.

(Video) Carlos Alcaraz Throws Up and Suffers Cramps During Australian Open Semifinals Against Alexander Zverev

Carlos Alcaraz (R) threw up twice during his match against Alexander Zverev (L) (Image via X/Univers Tennis, sluggahjells, Carlos Alcaraz 4K)

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Carlos Alcaraz pulled up on his leg after leading 2-0 during his Australian Open semifinal match against Alexander Zverev on Friday (January 30). At 4-4 in the third set, Alcaraz suffered from a niggle, which Zverev thought was cramp.

Zverev asked chair umpire Marijana Veljovic to start the countdown clock, but the latter wanted to check if Alcaraz was alright. Play resumed after this brief stoppage, and although the six-time Grand Slam champion was able to hold his serve, he called for a medical timeout during which he received treatment on his right thigh and also drank pickle juice.

Zverev said Alcaraz was simply cramping, and as per the rules of tennis, players cannot take a medical timeout for the same. The three-time Grand Slam finalist accused the tournament of “protecting” Alcaraz as well as Jannik Sinner.

At 3-3 in the third set, Alcaraz was heard telling his team, “I’ve thrown up, I don’t know if I should take something.” He threw up twice into a towel.

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