BARCELONA, Spain — Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open after present process assessments on his proper wrist, the event introduced Wednesday.
The withdrawal will forestall second-ranked Alcaraz from overtaking first-ranked Jannik Sinner to return to the highest of the rankings subsequent week.
The transfer got here a day after Alcaraz known as a coach and obtained therapy for his wrist throughout his season-opening 6-4, 6-2 win over Otto Virtanen.
Alcaraz was scheduled to face Tomas Machak within the spherical of 16 on Thursday.
The 22-year-old Spaniard misplaced to Sinner within the Monte Carlo Masters closing on Sunday, dropping his prime spot within the rankings.
Alcaraz’s subsequent tournaments would be the Madrid Open and the Italian Open, earlier than defending his French Open title.
Machak will advance to the quarterfinals the place he’ll face both Andrei Rublev or Lorenzo Sonego.
