PARIS: Two-time reigning French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury.
The Spaniard said the call was made after undergoing tests on his right wrist, ruling him out of the year’s second Grand Slam and the Italian Open.
“We have decided that the most prudent thing to do is to be cautious and not participate in Rome or Roland Garros,” Alcaraz said on social media.
“This is a difficult time for me, but I’m sure I will come out of it stronger,” Alcaraz added, saying that he and his team would monitor his recovery before deciding when and where he would return.
Alcaraz sustained the injury during the first round of the Barcelona Open last week, where he beat Otto Virtanen but subsequently pulled out of the tournament.
