Carlos Alcaraz, world number 3, showed up for training with a large bandage on his arm this Sunday in Monte-Carlo. A few days before his entry into contention in the first Masters 1000 of the season on clay, the protégé of Juan Carlos Ferrero seemed diminished.

The double Grand Slam winner (US Open 2022 and Wimbledon 2023) should start his tournament on Tuesday or Wednesday, against the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime (36th in the world) or Italian Luca Nardi (75th)