Carlos Alcaraz turned up for the Barcelona Open 48 hours after playing the Monte Carlo Masters final. | Photo Credit: AFP

World number two Carlos Alcaraz ​has withdrawn from the ‌Barcelona Open after ​injuring his right ⁠wrist, tournament organisers said on Wednesday.

The Spaniard picked ‌up the injury during a 6-4 ‌6-2 first-round win ‌over ⁠Otto Virtanen but ⁠was able to complete the match despite discomfort.

“After the tests, we’ve realised ‌that the injury is more serious ‌than ⁠any of us expected, and I ⁠need to listen to my body to ensure it doesn’t affect me in the future,” Alcaraz told reporters.

“I ​never like to ‌withdraw from any tournament, and especially not this one. It is with great sadness that I have to return home ‌to begin my recovery as soon as ​possible with my team, the doctors and the physio, and to ⁠be, or try to be, as fit as possible for the tournaments I have coming ‌up.”

A ​two-time champion ‌in Barcelona, Alcaraz had returned to competition just 48 hours after ‌losing the Monte-Carlo ​Masters final to rival Jannik Sinner.

Spanish ⁠media reported that Alcaraz skipped training on ‌Wednesday ahead of his scheduled second-round match against Czech Tomas Machac.

Alcaraz is expected to return to ‌action in Madrid and Rome ​as he builds towards the defence ⁠of his French Open ⁠title, which begins in Paris on ‌May 24.

Published on Apr 15, 2026