REPORT: Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Monte Carlo Masters…Due to an injury

As anticipated, Carlos Alcaraz has revealed he is struggling with an injury problem and announced his retirement from the 2024 Monte Carlo Masters.

The Spanish player revealed that he had a “pronator teres” injury in his right arm and that, despite “trying to recover until the last minute,” he was unable to participate.

Prior to the competition, Alcaraz used the courts in Monte Carlo with his right forearm extensively bandaged. It has been reported that on Monday, following a light exercise, he displayed signs of discomfort.

After losing to Sebastian Korda in his lone match at the ATP Masters 1000 competition in 2022, the world No. 3 was scheduled to make just his second appearance in Monte Carlo.

The 20-year-old has joined fellow countryman Rafael Nadal in withdrawing from the event due to injury. He was scheduled to play Felix Auger-Aliassime in his opening encounter on Wednesday.

Alcaraz announced the sad news of his forced withdrawal along with a statement on social media in which he disclosed that he is struggling with a medical condition.

In his post, the Spaniard stated, “I have been working in Monte Carlo and trying to recover from a pronator teres injury in my right arm until the very last minute, but it was not feasible and I cannot play I was really looking forward to playing… See you next year!”

Before this setback, Alcaraz had acknowledged that a different nagging injury worry would probably make his opening clay-court matches “difficult.”

The two-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t competed on clay since spraining his ankle during his first-round matchup at the Rio Open in February against Thiago Monteiro.

Alcaraz stated that he had not been feeling any discomfort in his ankle, but he advised prudence before going back to the area where he was injured.
To be very honest, I gave it some thought during my first clay practice with all the slices and whatnot. I took great care with it. However, after the first hour, I simply try to play normally and not think about it,” he said in Monte Carlo to Eurosport.

I’m not experiencing any discomfort in my ankle at the moment, and I’m moving normally. I have to have faith in it, but we’ll see. However, it will likely be challenging—the initial matches involving the ankle. There will undoubtedly be some thoughts about it in my head.

Alcaraz, the two-time defending champion, is scheduled to play at the Barcelona Open next. The dates of the ATP 500 tournament are April 15–21.