Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz, the world No. 2, was ruled out of the Barcelona Open after tests on his right wrist, tournament organizers said Wednesday.
- Alcaraz said he felt the wrist give during his opener against Otto Virtanen and that exams showed the injury was more serious than first thought.
- Tomas Machac advanced to the next round by walkover after Alcaraz pulled out of their scheduled round-of-16 match.
- The withdrawal removes a key stop in his clay preparation and ends his chance to retake No. 1 in Barcelona from Jannik Sinner.
- He has gone home to start treatment with his team, and his availability for next week’s Madrid Masters and for Roland-Garros remains unclear.