A Spaniard can hide another.
A few minutes after the announcement of Rafael Nadal's withdrawal from the Masters 1000 in Monte-Carlo (April 9-16), Carlos Alcaraz also withdrew from the Monegasque tournament.
“
I finished my last match in Miami with physical discomfort
,” explains the young prodigy (19) after his lost final against Jannik Sinner last weekend.
He suffers from “
post-traumatic arthritis in his left hand and muscular discomfort in the spine
”.
His doctor advises him to rest before attacking his season on clay.
It remains to be seen whether the world No.2 will be able to line up for the tournaments in Barcelona (April 17-23) and Madrid (April 26-May 7), of which he is the defending champion.
