Alcaraz may skip French Open

PARIS: French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz insisted on Monday he would rather miss defending the Roland Garros title in May rather than rush treatment on a “serious” wrist injury.

The 22-year-old pulled out of the Barcelona clay-court tournament last week when he felt his wrist “give out on a return” and then revealed the injury to be “a more serious injury than any of us expected”.

He then pulled out of the Madrid Open on Friday, casting doubt on his participation in Paris as of May 18.

The world number two lost his top ranking following his defeat by Jannik Sinner in the Monte Carlo Masters final April 12.

Before that Alcaraz had won his past 17 matches on clay, dating back to last season when he lifted titles in Rome and at Roland Garros.