Al Bello / Share article 6 NEW YORK — The world’s most scrutinized right wrist endured its first test at this

Al Bello / Share article 6 NEW YORK — The world’s most scrutinized right wrist endured its first test at this U.S. Alcaraz won 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in two hours, 22 minutes, an efficient day at the office for someone coming back from an injury and not wanting to strain himself too much in his first match in four months.

Sinner, the world No. 1, withdrew from the tournament last week because of a lingering knee injury, taking another marquee name off the board. But this was a safe version of Alcaraz, with the average speed and spin of his main shots down about 5 percent to 10 percent.

According to Hawk-Eye, which tracks the speed, location and spin of every ball, Alcaraz averaged 113 mph on his first serve Monday compared with 121 mph during the first three months of the season. He averaged 81 mph on his forehand, the same speed as before the injury, but he dialed back on the topspin, averaging 3,144 rpms on his forehand compared with 3,286.

I didn’t know if I was going to lose this one, if I’m going to make the second round, final.” “What I just really want to do is enjoy every time that I’m going to walk into the court feeling, you know, the energy from the people, feel the competition,” he added.