Black Tuesday for Spanish tennis: Alcaraz joins Nadal and says goodbye to Monte Carlo

This Tuesday is not a good day for Spanish tennis. If Rafa Nadal announced his withdrawal for the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 in the middle of the morning, at noon it was Carlos Alcaraz.

“After two months of competing, I’m happy to be home but sad to finish my semifinal match in Miami with pain. After visiting my doctor in Murcia today and getting checked, I can’t go to Monte Carlo to start the ground tour“wrote Murcian on his twitter account.

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“I have post-traumatic arthritis in my left hand and muscular discomfort in my spine that requires rest to face all that comes. See you in 2024″ added the world number 2.

The Murcian player’s busy calendar in the months of February and March culminated in his acquisition. After winning in Buenos Aires, Alcaraz reached the final of the Rio tournament, where physical problems made it difficult for him to deliver the victory to Cameron Norrie.

After giving up Acapulco, the champion of the US Open returned to the competition in Indian Wells, where he achieved a brilliant victory that also allowed him to regain number 1 in the ATP ranking.

The physicist tricked him again in Miami, where he was somewhat reduced in his semifinal duel before Jannik Sinner.

As in the case of Nadal, The next big event for Alcaraz will come on April 17, the start date of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Trofeo Conde de Godótournament where he is defending the title won last year.