the essentials Hit in the right forearm, Carlos Alcaraz is forced to give up his participation in the ATP in Monte-Carlo. This is the second year in a row that he has had to draw a line under this tournament.
After Rafael Nadal, another Spanish tennis prodigy (admittedly a little younger) was forced to withdraw from Monte-Carlo. Carlos Alcaraz is giving up this first Masters 1000 of the season on clay due to an injury to his right forearm, he announced Tuesday on social networks.
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“I worked until the last minute in Monte-Carlo to try to recover from compression of the median nerve in my right arm, but it was not possible and I am not able to play!” he explains.
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The 20-year-old Spaniard was to enter the competition directly in the second round, Wednesday against the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. He will be replaced in the table by the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, drafted from qualifying, announced the ATP.
“I really wanted to play… See you next year!” concludes the former world No.1 and double Grand Slam winner, but who has never won a single match in his career in Monte-Carlo.
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For his first participation in 2022 he arrived exhausted after his successful American tour (semi-final in Indian Wells and title in Miami) and lost from the start against the American Sebastian Korda. Last year, he had already withdrawn just before the start of the tournament.
This time, Alcaraz waited until the third day to announce a withdrawal which seemed inevitable given his last training sessions.
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He actually appeared very diminished on Sunday and Monday, doing almost only backhand ranges against his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero who was in the basket. Alcaraz had not played a single rally during his last two training sessions, nor had he hit a single forehand.
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“Carlitos” as he is sometimes nicknamed, could mark his return to his homeland, during the ATP 500 in Barcelona (April 15 to 21) or the Masters 1000 in Madrid (April 22 to May 5), two tournaments for which he is the title holder.
2024-04-09 15:03:00
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