Jan 24, 2024; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in action against Alexander Zverev of Germany in the quarter final of the mens singles at the Australian Open. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports
Watch over 80 tournaments a year, including the US Open, exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis. Carlos Alcaraz withdraws due to injury ahead of his opening match against Felix Auger-Aliassime. The 20-year-old Spaniard is replaced by Italy’s Lorenzo Sonego in the men’s singles bracket.
A right forearm injury has forced Carlos Alcaraz to withdraw from the Monte Carlo Masters before his opening match.
Alcaraz, who was given a first-round bye, was supposed to face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round. However, Jannik Sinner recently passed him as the world number two.
“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!” the Spaniard wrote in a message on X, the platform that was formerly known as Twitter.
“I was eager to play, really eager. I’ll see you in the next year.
Last month, Alcaraz triumphed at Indian Wells for the first time since Wimbledon in the summer, but Grigor Dimitrov defeated him in the Miami Open quarterfinals.
For the 20-year-old, who will be defending his crowns in Barcelona and Madrid over the course of the following month, it is a crucial time in the season.
Lorenzo Sonego of Italy has taken his place in the men’s singles draw for Monte Carlo.
