Tennis: Injured Alcaraz forgoes French Open

Alcaraz has already won seven Grand Slam titles, including the French Open twice, in 2024 and 2025. Last year he beat his rival Jannik Sinner in a magnificent five-set thriller in the final. Sinner, who has been number one in the world again since April 12th, is now likely to move away in the ATP rankings in the coming weeks, even though Alcaraz triumphed at the Australian Open in January. In Melbourne, the Spaniard became the youngest player in tennis history to complete the career Grand Slam.

After his injury in Barcelona, ​​Alcaraz was honored at the Laureus World Sports Award. He appeared at the event with a splint on his right forearm, which has already led to fears about his French Open title defense.

The Spaniard’s rejection increased Alexander Zverev’s chances from Hamburg. He will be number two in the draw for the French Open and will then only be able to meet Sinner in the final at the earliest. Zverev lost the last eight duels against the South Tyrolean, most recently three times in the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells, Miami and Monte-Carlo.