Tennis: World No. 1 Alcaraz to miss Australian Open with injury


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Mubadala World Tennis Championship - International Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - December 18, 2022 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz reacts after losing his 3rd Place Play-off match against Norway's Casper Ruud REUTERS/Satish Kumar

File picture reveals Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz after shedding his third place play-off match in opposition to Norway’s Casper Ruud within the Mubadala World Tennis Championship on the Worldwide Tennis Centre, Zayed Sports activities Metropolis, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  on December 18, 2022 (REUTERS)

World primary Carlos Alcaraz is not going to play within the Australian Open after selecting up a proper leg muscle damage throughout pre-season coaching, the Spaniard stated on Friday.

“After I was at my greatest in preseason, I picked up an damage by way of an opportunity, unnatural motion in coaching. This time it’s the semimembranosus muscle in my proper leg.” he wrote on Twitter.

“I’d labored so laborious to get to my greatest degree for Australia however sadly I received’t have the ability to play the Care A2+ Kooyong or the Australian Open. It’s powerful, however I’ve to be optimistic, get better and look ahead. See you in 2024,” he added.

The 19-year-old claimed his maiden main title eventually yr’s U.S Open, which additionally made him the youngest ever males’s world primary.

Earlier than the beginning of the primary Grand Slam of the yr, he stated he was nearing full health forward of the brand new season, having missed the ATP Finals and Davis Cup resulting from an stomach damage sustained on the Paris Masters.

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