Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Barcelona Open due to wrist

BARCELONA, Spain — Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Barcelona Open after present process a take a look at on his proper wrist, the match introduced Wednesday.

The withdrawal means the second-ranked Alcaraz can not overtake top-ranked Jannik Sinner and transfer again totop the rankings subsequent week.

The transfer got here a day after Alcaraz known as for a coach and had his wrist handled throughout his opening match, a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Otto Virtanen.

Alcaraz was slated to play Tomas Machac within the spherical of 16 on Thursday.

The 22-year-old Spaniard misplaced the No. 1 rating after Sinner beat him within the Monte Carlo Masters ultimate on Sunday.

Alcaraz’s subsequent tournaments are the Madrid Open and the Italian Open earlier than defending his French Open title.

Machac advances to the quarterfinals and can meet both Andrey Rublev or Lorenzo Sonego.