New Delhi [India]: World number three Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday withdrew from the Monte-Carlo Masters due to a right hand injury.
> I'm working in Monte Carlo and trying to recover until the last minute from the injured pronator teres in my right hand, but it wasn't possible and I can't play! I was really looking forward to playing... see you next year! @rolexmcmasters
@atptour
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- Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) April 9, 2020
"I've been working in Monte-Carlo and trying to recover until the last moment from an injury to my right hand, but it wasn't possible and I can't play! I was really looking forward to playing... See you next year @ROLEXMCMASTERS @atptour," Alcaraz wrote on social media. Alcaraz, who recently became world number two by ousting Jannik Sinner, will face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round after getting a bye in the first round. The Spaniard regained form on the North American hard-court swing and was successful in defending his title at the BNP Paribas Open, before losing to in-form 2017 AT Final champion Grigor Dimitrov in the Miami Open quarterfinals. Alcaraz, the No. 3 player in the ATP rankings with a 15-4 record on the season, was seen wearing tape on his right forearm during practice in Monte Carlo. As for the lucky loser, Italian Lorenzo Sonego fell to Felix Auger in the second round. -Aliassime, who will replace the 20-year-old.
> I'm working in Monte Carlo and trying to recover until the last minute from the injured pronator teres in my right hand, but it wasn't possible and I can't play! I was really looking forward to playing... see you next year! @rolexmcmasters
@atptour
pic.twitter.com/hQ8ANcAxPI
- Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) April 9, 2020
"I've been working in Monte-Carlo and trying to recover until the last moment from an injury to my right hand, but it wasn't possible and I can't play! I was really looking forward to playing... See you next year @ROLEXMCMASTERS @atptour," Alcaraz wrote on social media. Alcaraz, who recently became world number two by ousting Jannik Sinner, will face Felix Auger-Aliassime in the second round after getting a bye in the first round. The Spaniard regained form on the North American hard-court swing and was successful in defending his title at the BNP Paribas Open, before losing to in-form 2017 AT Final champion Grigor Dimitrov in the Miami Open quarterfinals. Alcaraz, the No. 3 player in the ATP rankings with a 15-4 record on the season, was seen wearing tape on his right forearm during practice in Monte Carlo. As for the lucky loser, Italian Lorenzo Sonego fell to Felix Auger in the second round. -Aliassime, who will replace the 20-year-old.
