Carlos Alcaraz Withdraws From Madrid Open With Injury

World number three tennis player Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Madrid Open on Thursday with a thigh injury, in a blow for his French Open title defence preparations.

The Spaniard, a four-time Grand Slam winner, sustained the problem during his Barcelona Open final defeat last Sunday by Holger Rune.

I did everything that was in my hands, but it didnt improve a lot over the last few days, Alcaraz told a news conference.

Things didnt work out as I wanted to be able to play here, and we have decided not to take risks.

If I played, I was going to be messed up for longer than expected hard decisions had to be made, and I think we made the right one.