Carlos Alcaraz is not playing for a third successive French Open title due to a right wrist injury.
Alcaraz said in a social media post on Friday that he would not appear in the Italian Open in Rome, which he won last year.
No. 2-ranked Alcaraz was injured at the Barcelona Open this month during his first-round win and withdrew the day after.
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He pulled out of this week’s Madrid Open and attended the Laureus World Sports Awards in Madrid on Monday with his wrist immobilized. Alcaraz was named world sportsman of the year at the gala.
Alcaraz confirmed he was a no-go for Paris after more tests on Friday.
“After the results of the tests carried out today, we have decided that the most prudent thing is to be cautious and not participate in Rome and Roland Garros,” he said in a social media post. “It’s a complicated moment for me, but I’m sure we’ll come out stronger from here.”
Alcaraz started the year in sensational form, beating Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. That made him the youngest man ever to win all four major titles in tennis.
He has won only one title since — at Doha in February — and is going to be without a title in the major clay-court events. He lost the Monte Carlo final to Jannik Sinner at the start of this month and surrendered the No. 1 ranking to his Italian rival.
Sinner said he hoped Alcaraz returns soon.
“Tennis needs Carlos,” Sinner said after his first-round win at the Madrid Open. “Tennis is a much better sport when he’s around.”
“I hope he’s going to come back and he will not have any further injuries. But I also believe that it’s good that he and his team take the time. If you come back too early then maybe you have a bigger problem afterwards,” he said.
“We all want that he’s competitive when he comes back. The next goal I guess for him, and I hope so, it’s Wimbledon [in June]. So I hope he’s going to be back there,” he said.
“I sent him a wish for a speedy recovery, though it’s painful and very sad for all tennis,” he said.
Last year, Alcaraz beat Sinner in the finals of the Italian Open and French Open, where he saved three match points in an epic match.
Alcaraz lost the Wimbledon final to Sinner before beating him again in the US Open final.
The Italian Open starts on May 5. The French Open does so on May 18.
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