Guillaume Marion, Media365, published on Tuesday April 9, 2024 at 4:25 p.m.
Due to a problem with his right arm, Carlos Alcaraz decided to withdraw from the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo this Tuesday. After 2021 and 2023, the Spaniard will once again miss the first Masters 1000 of the season on clay.
We will have to wait a little longer to see Carlos Alcaraz shine in Monte-Carlo. Indeed, while he has never won a match on the Rock, the young Spaniard (20 years old) was this time forced to withdraw this Tuesday, on the eve of his entry into the running against the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime (35th in the world). Still hampered by a problem with his right arm, the world number 3 will once again miss the first Masters 1000 of the season on clay (as in 2021 and 2023), he who had been out from the start during his only participation in 2022 (by the American Sebastian Korda). “ 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! I really wanted to play… See you next year! », Explained the Spaniard, via his X account (formerly Twitter).
Alcaraz hoped to “get his revenge” in Monte-Carlo
While the season is still long, the recent winner of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 will therefore take the time to rest a little and treat his physical problem, despite his desire to finally show his true face on the Rock. “It’s a very nice tournament, I always wanted to play here and achieve good results. The first time I played here, I lost in the 1st round. So I have mixed feelings about Monte Carlo. I have revenge to take,” the native of El Palmar had confided in recent days. Titled last year at the ATP 500 in Barcelona and at the Masters 1000 in Madrid, Alcaraz will also have a lot of points to defend in the coming weeks by Roland-Garros (May 26 – June 9). Furthermore, the Spaniard’s misfortune brings happiness to the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, who is drafted from qualifying and will therefore face “FAA” in the 2nd round of the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo.
2024-04-09 14:25:00
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