Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz speaks out on Madrid Open withdrawal as star dogged by two injuries
Carlos Alcaraz has addressed his decision to pull out of one of his home tournaments, the Madrid Open. The world No. 3 sparked concerns that he would not be ready to compete after picking up an adductor injury in Sunday’s Barcelona Open final. On Thursday, he confirmed he would not compete at this week’s Masters 1000 in Madrid.
Alcaraz also revealed that he was also dealing with a second injury in his left hamstring. The reigning French Open champion is now in a race against time to recover for his title defence at the end of next month. He is set to undergo more tests next week and hopes to be in Rome for the Italian Open.
