Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to pull out of the Barcelona Open due to a wrist injury that proved to be more severe than initially anticipated. The Spanish tennis star, who was aiming to reclaim the world number one ranking, had won his first match but was experiencing wrist pain and subsequently underwent medical tests.
Following the assessment, Alcaraz decided to withdraw from the tournament to avoid exacerbating the injury. This decision comes after he recently lost the Monte-Carlo Masters final to Jannik Sinner and was attempting to bounce back at the Barcelona Open, a tournament he has won twice before. Alcaraz's withdrawal means he faces a tight schedule to recover in time for upcoming events, including the defense of his French Open title. Meanwhile, other tennis players like Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter have advanced in their respective tournaments, with Norrie booking a spot in the quarter-finals in Barcelona and Boulter progressing to the last eight at the Open de Rouen in France.