Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000

Carlos Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo. The Spaniard, seeded No. 3, does not consider himself sufficiently recovered from an injury to his right arm.

The surprise, which was bad, was not, however, complete as the Murcian’s forearm had been the object of attention the day before, during a training session where the forehands had often been hit empty.

“I worked until the last minute 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 said. explained on his social networks. It is therefore not this year that Alcaraz will try to win his first match on the Rock (beaten from the start by Sebastian Korda in 2022 for his first participation, forfeited last year).

Alcaraz was scheduled to face Félix Auger-Aliassime in the second round. The Canadian will finally face the Italian Lorenzo Sonego, drafted from qualifying.