Carlos Alcaraz gives worrying update on his wrist injury

• Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to a right wrist injury, marking his second consecutive year missing his home tournament.
• The Spanish tennis player also pulled out of the Barcelona Open this week for the same injury, which he described as “more serious than any of us expected”.
• Alcaraz lost his world No 1 ranking to Jannik Sinner after his defeat in the Monte Carlo Masters final last weekend.
• He plans to make his return at the Italian Open in Rome next month, where he is the defending champion.
• Separately, Novak Djokovic also confirmed his withdrawal from the Madrid Open, making it his third consecutive Masters event missed.

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Carlos Alcaraz out of Madrid Open after admitting injury ‘more serious than expected’