Carlos Alcaraz set to give injury update at Madrid Open press conference

Carlos Alcaraz pulls a face

Carlos Alcaraz will miss the 2025 Madrid Open due to injury and Spanish media suggest there are major doubts over his participation in the Italian Open.

The Spaniard is struggling with an adductor muscle injury he picked up during his straight-set Barcelona Open final defeat to Holger Rune on Sunday.

Alcaraz revealed after the match that he first felt the tweak during the second set and he requested a medical timeout for treatment, but re-emerged to finish the encounter.

During the post-match press conference, he admitted that the past few weeks had taken its toll as he had played 10 matches in just over two weeks as his Barcelona performance was preceded by a title run at the Monte Carlo Masters.

The four-time Grand Slam winner underwent tests after the ATP 500 final and had high hopes of competing at this week’s ATP Masters event in the Spanish capital.

On Monday he stated: “Physically I feel good. I have undergone tests, and we will see what the results say. I am used to playing with discomfort; hopefully, I can enjoy Madrid.”

But he cancelled training on Wednesday and Spanish media reports the 21-year-old won’t feature at the Madrid Open with the world No 3 set to announce his withdrawal at a press conference at 12:30 local time as tests confirmed a small tear in the adductor area of ​​his right leg.

And it is also unlikely that he will play at the Italian Open with the focus shifting to his title defence at the French Open.

According to Marca: “The MRI has determined that Carlitos will not be at the Caja Mágica, where he started as the second seed in the tournament.

“He will now focus on his recovery in preparation for the big event at Roland Garros

“Before then, if he recovers, he could play in the Rome Masters (May 7-18). However, at this point, it’s a long shot to assume his presence at the Foro Italico is certain.”

Alcaraz is the second seed at the Madrid Open and he was due to face either Zizou Bergs or Yoshihito Nishioka in the second round.

After winning back-to-back titles in 2022 and 2023, the two-time champion lost in the quarter-final against Andrey Rublev last year.

He will drop 200 ranking points once he officially withdraws, meaning he will lose further ground to Alexander Zverev in the battle for second place in the ATP Rankings.

After returning to No 2 after his Monte Carlo title run, Alcaraz dropped back to No 3 on Monday after Zverev won the BMW Open in Munich.