Carlos Alcaraz withdraws due to injury ahead of opening match against Felix Auger-Aliassime; the 20-year-old Spaniard replaced by Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in men’s singles draw; watch over 80 tournaments a year, including the US Open, exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis
Alcaraz, recently overtaken as world number two by Jannik Sinner, had been due to face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round after receiving a first-round bye.
In a statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Spaniard posted: “I have been working in Monte Carlo and trying to recover until the last minute from an injured pronator teres in my right arm, but it was not possible and I cannot play!
“I was really looking forward to playing… See you next year”
Alcaraz won his first title since last summer’s Wimbledon at Indian Wells last month but was then beaten by Grigor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals of the Miami Open.
It is an important part of the season for the 20-year-old, who is due to defend his titles in Barcelona and Madrid over the next month.
