The Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (N.3 of the world) confirmed an open secret on Thursday: the Masters 1000 from Madrid Due to some ailments in the right adductor suffered from the final lost last Sunday in Barcelona against Holger Rune.
The Spanish, in force champion of Roland Garros, chose not to force a situation that could prevent him from being in the Rome tournament or even avoiding good preparation for Roland Garros, second Grand Slam of the year, and lasting his season on beaten land.
“You have to listen to the body, Madrid is a very exciting tournament and that play with great enthusiasm. Things have not come out to be able to play here and we have made the decision not to make risks although. If I played, I was going to be screwed more in the account,” he confirmed at a press conference Alcaraz from the Magic Box.
“As you all suspected for not being able to train these days, in the final of Barcelona you all saw that you entered the physio to treat me the adductor and right psoas, but I also noticed something else in the left ischio, I did not think it was serious,” he explained.
“I was waiting and valuing with doctors to see if I could play in good condition in Madrid, I have done everything in my hand so that it is, but the thing did not improve much with the days,” Alcaraz continued, twice champion of the Madrid tournament (2022, 2023).
Alcaraz with his eyes in Rome and Paris
The Murcian, who did not train any day since he landed Monday in the Spanish capital for discomfort in the psoas and limited himself to fulfilling commercial commitments, argued that “if he played he was going to worsen surely”: “It has been a difficult decision, but I think it is correct. I will try to rest to be back soon.”
Alcaraz, who won in Montecarlo two weeks ago and came from playing 10 games in 12 days, left his presence in the 1000 Masters of Rome, which will be played just after Madrid, before the second major event of the year, Roland Garros (May 25 to June 8).
“On Monday I do another test to see how it has evolved this week, from there we will value how they will be the coming weeks and how my body is,” said El Palmar tennis player.
“My plan is to go to Rome, I will do everything I can to be one hundred percent there. Let’s see the next few days, but my hope is to play in Rome. If not, the next will be Roland Garros. I will try to be on the track as soon as possible,” said the player with a serious countenance.
Alcaraz was inclined to give up the Madrid tournament after last year’s experience when he arrived with physical problems. In the end, he fell eliminated in the quarterfinals against Russian Andrey Rublev, weighed by a forearm injury.
‘Very hard stick’
“It is a very hard stick for me, but I have accepted it quite well. In the end, things go through something. I always say that there is no evil that for good does not come. It is what you have to think. I fuck me not being able to play in Madrid, in front of my friends and family, but there will be other moments. I will return stronger,” he said.
In addition, remember that it maintains high confidence. “The last two weeks have been good for me. Mentally, I have the strength to play a good tennis again. If I don’t play before Roland Garros I don’t care, I have confidence and I know what my level is,” he said.
The Spanish arrived on Monday with his team to the Spanish capital, where he underwent a resonance to know the scope of his physical problems. Since then, his optimism declined as the days passed.
Alcaraz, second series chief in the Madrid team, had planned to debut on Saturday before the winner of the first -round clash between the Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka and the Belgian Zizou Bergs.
