Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from the Barcelona tournament. What’s the reason?

The ATP tournament in Barcelona is underway in Spain, but already at the quarter-final stage, the competition has lost one of its top stars.

Details: Spanish tennis player and world No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the tournament due to a wrist/forearm injury in his right arm. He sustained the injury during his first-round match against Otto Virtanen (ATP No. 130).

He had been set to face Tomáš Macháč, who will now take on the winner of the clash between Lorenzo Sonego and Andrey Rublev.

Reminder: The final of the Monte Carlo Masters recently took place, featuring Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. That match determined both the champion and the world No. 1 ranking in the ATP standings.