Tennis: Tennis-Madrid champ Alcaraz to skip Rome Masters due to ankle injury

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(Reuters) – Newly-crowned Madrid Open champion Carlos Alcaraz stated on Sunday he has determined to skip the Rome Masters in a bid to get well from an ankle injury forward of the French Open later this month.

Alcaraz, who rolled his ankle within the quarter-finals in Madrid, overcame ache to beat three high 5 gamers — Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev — to win his second Masters title days after his nineteenth birthday.

“Due to the autumn that I had, the ankle, I had an issue and this morning it was a little bit extra swollen. Also I had a blister in my toes which was a little bit bit contaminated and it has been a little bit bit powerful begin to the day,” Alcaraz advised reporters.

“It was tough for me to stroll however after some time with my group, with the physio, with the physician, we’ve got managed to repair it to do one thing to have the opportunity to be 100% right now.

“I thought of it (enjoying in Rome). I believe that given the state of my toes and my ankle, I’m actually excited for combating for a Grand Slam. I believe that it is higher to relaxation, to get well my ankle, get well my toes, to be in Paris at 100%.”

Alcaraz beat Zverev 6-3 6-1 in simply 62 minutes within the last and his fourth singles title of the yr will transfer him up to sixth within the rankings.

Zverev stated the younger Spaniard is now the “finest participant on the earth” however Alcaraz shouldn’t be getting forward of himself.

“Djokovic is primary within the rating. Because I’ve received Barcelona and I’ve overwhelmed Djokovic and Rafa in Madrid, I do not take into account myself the very best participant on the earth,” he stated.

“I additionally suppose that tomorrow I’m going to be sixth, so I nonetheless have 5 gamers in entrance of me to be the very best one.”

(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; enhancing by Pritha Sarkar)



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