MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz will go one other 12 months with out fulfilling his dream of successful the Davis Cup for Spain.
The highest-ranked Alcaraz stated he is heartbroken to withdraw from the Davis Cup Finals in Italy due to a hamstring harm on Tuesday.
The choice was really helpful by docs, he stated.
“I’m so sorry to announce that I received’t have the ability to play for Spain within the Davis Cup in Bologna,” Alcaraz stated on X. “I’ve an edema in my proper hamstring and the medical advice is to not compete.”
He was damage throughout final week’s ATP Finals and was identified with muscle overload and swelling of his proper hamstring.
Alcaraz stated he was returning residence with a “heavy coronary heart.”
“I’ve at all times stated that enjoying for Spain is the best factor there’s, and I used to be actually trying ahead to serving to us combat for the Davis Cup.”
Alcaraz made his Davis Cup debut in 2022 and has a 6-2 total report, 5-1 in singles. Spain’s final triumph was in 2019.
He additionally did not play within the 2023 Davis Cup due to health points. Final 12 months, Alcaraz and Spain have been eradicated within the opening spherical of the Ultimate 8 at residence in Malaga, spoiling the remaining match of Rafael Nadal’s storied profession.
The 22-year-old Alcaraz has stated he desires “to win the Davis Cup sooner or later … as a result of for me, it’s a extremely necessary, necessary event.”
He was set to guide Spain in Bologna on Thursday in opposition to the No. 4-seeded Czech Republic within the quarterfinals. The Czechs embrace top-20 gamers Jiri Lehecka and Jakub Mensik. They eradicated the USA within the qualifying spherical in September.
On Sunday, Alcaraz had already secured the year-end No. 1 rating earlier than shedding to Jannik Sinner 7-6 (4), 7-5 within the ATP Finals. He additionally completed No. 1 in 2022, the youngest ever at 19.
This 12 months he received the French Open and U.S. Open and has six grand slam titles.
