Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz skips French Open due to injury

Carlos Alcaraz will miss out on the opportunity to defend his Roland Garros crown after confirming he will skip the French Open due to injury.

The seven-time grand slam champion picked up a wrist injury in the first round of the Barcelona Open earlier this ⁠month before withdrawing from ​the ⁠tournament.

Scans showed the issue was more serious than initially thought, leading him to ⁠then skip the Madrid Open, with further tests confirming that he will be unable to compete in Paris.

“After the ‌results of the tests carried out ‌today, we have ‌decided that the most prudent thing ⁠is to be cautious and not participate in Rome and Roland Garros, while we wait to ‌assess the evolution ​to decide ‌when we ⁠will return to ⁠the court,” Alcaraz ‌said.

More to follow.