The bad ones keep coming Carlos Alcaraz. The day Stefanos Tsitsipas became champion of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, the first of the clay court season, it was confirmed that the Spaniard, who was absent from the tournament, will also be absent from the tournament. Count of Godó of Barcelona.
The competition in Barcelona is the second tournament of the season on that surface, which is then followed by the Madrid Masters 1000 and the Rome Masters 1000, all in the run-up to Roland Garros, the grand Slam that will be held from 20 May on clay.
Alcaraz He was unable to recover from his injury to his right forearm, specifically the pronator teres muscle that prevented him from making his debut in Monte Carlo against the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime. The time in which the tournament took place did not allow him to progress from the injury and he will continue to be absent on the surface, despite the rumors that they had him in the picture.
This time the person responsible for announcing the news did not Alcaraz from his official account on social networks, but the official account of the tournament itself communicated it, through a post dedicated to the tennis player: “We are going to miss you, champion. Carlos Alcaraz He will not be able to defend the crown he has won in the last two seasons. We wish you a speedy recovery and hope to see you again next year!”
The Murcian trained Thursday and Friday at the Ferrero Tennis Academy, he traveled to his country on the weekend to rest with his family and continue training. In this Sunday’s session he did not have a good feeling in his forearm and decided not to risk his participation, given the possibility of aggravating it for the Grand Slam.
However, this Monday he will travel to Barcelona to participate in the contest as a spectator. Contest of which he is the defending champion, so he will lose the 500 points obtained last year, a hard blow for the ranking that has him in third place.
2024-04-15 00:56:45
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