Carlos Alcaraz forced to pull out of Barcelona Open as injury issues continue

Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Barcelona Open due to a wrist injury, adding another setback to his 2024 season.

Alcaraz’s decision to play the tournament came quickly after reaching the Monte-Carlo Masters final and appears to have been a misstep.

The Spaniard had originally planned for a packed clay-court schedule, but this injury will likely force him to scale back those plans in the build-up to Roland Garros.

This isn’t the first time an injury has disrupted Alcaraz’s clay-court run. He missed both Monte-Carlo and Barcelona in 2022 and withdrew from Rome last year, all due to fitness issues.

More injury trouble hits Carlos Alcaraz’s clay season

Alcaraz has enjoyed plenty of success during the clay court swing in his career, but it hasn’t come without setbacks.

The Spaniard has picked up 11 titles on the surface so far, but he’s also missed at least one event each year due to injuries.

Even last season, when he won three of the four Masters events on clay, he still had to skip Madrid with another injury.

On the bright side, Alcaraz has never missed Roland Garros because of an injury. In fact, he’s won the tournament back-to-back years, including a memorable comeback against Jannik Sinner in 2025.

The last person to beat him at Roland Garros was Novak Djokovic, who took him down in the 2023 semi-finals.

Alcaraz’s withdrawal from Barcelona came with a silver lining

Right now, Alcaraz will likely be feeling disappointed after pulling out of the Barcelona Open. But he’s bounced back from similar situations before.

He picked up an injury during last year’s final against Holger Rune, which forced him to miss Madrid. But when he returned, he was in top form, going on to win both the Italian Open and Roland Garros.

Alcaraz has a track record of coming back strong from injuries, and he’ll be hoping to do the same again this year.

If he does miss Madrid again, it’ll mean his last appearance there was all the way back in 2024 when Andrey Rublev knocked him out in the quarter-finals in three sets.

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