Carlos Alcaraz and his team had to pull out of all his tricks to be physically ready for his Group Stage match against Andrey Rublev at the ATP Finals on Wednesday.

Carlos Alcaraz scored his first victory at the ATP Finals. Two days after losing to Casper Ruud and experiencing breathing issues due to cold, the Spaniard defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3, 7-6 in an hour and 36 minutes.

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz made light of feeling under the weather as he dispatched Russia's Andrey Rublev in impressive fashion to revive his ATP Finals hopes on Wednesday. The Spanish four-times Grand Slam champion has been suffering with respiratory issues in Turin and wore pink nasal tape against Rublev but enjoyed a resounding 6-3 7-6(8) victory.