Carlos Alcaraz, after being dropped from Barcelona: “It is a more serious injury than expected”

Carlos Alcaraz showed his face in Barcelona. Finally, the current number two in the world announced the withdrawal of Barcelona Open due to injury. And minutes later he gave a press conference.

“It is strange and difficult to sit here today and announce that I will not be able to continue in the tournament,” he began. And he explained: “In yesterday’s game (for the first round) I felt a pain in my wrist that gradually got worse.“.

“It is a situation that I believed was not going to escalate, but given the evidence “It’s a more serious injury than expected.”he said, raising alarm bells for the future. “As I have already said I have to look at what’s best for me and that’s why I have to erase myself.”

In this way, furthermore, He no longer has an immediate chance of becoming No. 1 in the world again and lost 280 points in the ranking.

It is worth remembering that on Wednesday, Alcaraz He canceled his reservation for the training court that he had for 12:00 p.m., until 2:00 p.m. There was the first indication that something was not right. After speaking with his team and undergoing some tests, the decision was made for him to stop competing this week.

While there is no official announcement yet about next week, The Spaniard is expected to return to competition at the Madrid Masters 1000. There he will be the second favorite, behind Jannik Sinner, and his debut due to being seeded would take place between Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25.

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