US EditionAlcaraz withdraws from Barcelona Open due to wrist injury
- On Wednesday, Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Barcelona Open after medical tests revealed his right wrist injury was more serious than initially expected. "The injury is more serious than any of us expected," Alcaraz told reporters.
- Alcaraz sustained the injury during his opening 6-4, 6-2 victory against Otto Virtanen, calling for a trainer to treat his wrist before deciding to withdraw from the tournament.
- Just 48 hours after losing the Monte Carlo Masters final to Jannik Sinner on Sunday, the Spaniard dropped to second in the world rankings behind the Italian competitor.
- Czech Tomas Machac advances to the quarterfinals due to Alcaraz's withdrawal, now facing either Andrey Rublev or Lorenzo Sonego instead of the scheduled Thursday match against the Spaniard.
- Alcaraz plans to return in Madrid and Rome before defending his French Open title in Paris, beginning May 24, while maintaining a 22-3 win-loss record this season.
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It takes less than a week for the start of the Mutua Madrid Open and in the Caja Mágica it is impossible to disguise the nervousness while waiting for Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner to reveal their most immediate future. Carlitos has been forced to give up the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell after contesting the second round for problems on the right wrist. From Italian nothing is known. After winning in Montecarlo he assured that it would take t…
Right wrist forces Spanish tennis star to a forced break. The two-time Barcelona winner wants "to make sure that my future is not endangered"
Severe wrist discomfort prevented the Spaniard from participating in a tournament he had been waiting to compete in.
Carlos Alcaraz returns home immediately after suffering injury as tennis star pulls out of Barcelona Open
Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to pull out of the Barcelona Open after sustaining a right wrist injury during his opening-round triumph over Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen on Tuesday
A wrist injury was worse than expected, and Carlos Alcaraz will therefore not play any more games for Barcelona.
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