Spain's Carlos Alcaraz walks off the court after the men's singles match against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic on day nine of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 22, 2024. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Barcelona: Carlos Alcaraz's hopes of a third successive Barcelona Open title have been dashed as he withdrew from the tournament on Sunday due to a right arm injury, organisers announced.
It is the same injury that forced Alcaraz to pull out of this week's Monte Carlo Masters and comes just weeks away from the French Open.
"Despite having tried until the last moment, he will not be in the Barcelona Open," read an organisers' statement.
