BARCELONA, Spain — Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Barcelona Open after present process a check on his proper wrist, the match introduced Wednesday.
The withdrawal method the second-ranked Alcaraz can’t overtake top-ranked Jannik Sinner and transfer again atop the scores subsequent week.
The transfer got here an afternoon after Alcaraz referred to as for a teacher and had his wrist handled all through his opening fit, a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Otto Virtanen.
Alcaraz was once slated to play Tomas Machac within the spherical of 16 on Thursday.
The 22-year-old Spaniard misplaced the No. 1 rating after Sinner beat him within the Monte Carlo Masters ultimate on Sunday.
Alcaraz’s subsequent tournaments are the Madrid Open and the Italian Open prior to protecting his French Open identify.
Machac advances to the quarterfinals and can meet both Andrey Rublev or Lorenzo Sonego.