this Murcian carlos alcaraznumber one in the worldinjured in the quarterfinals of the Masters 1,000 in Paris-Bercy on November 4. An abdominal problem forced him to give up participation in the ATP Finals in Turin and the final stage of the Davis Cup. El Palmar player 43 days after being injured in the second set of the match against Holger Rune this next saturday the 17th will be back on the slopes In the semi-finals of Mubadala World Tennis, a show championship in Abu Dhabi that brings together the big stars by invitation.

Other than Alcaraz, three more ‘top 10’ will be in Abu Dhabi, Casper Ruud (3), Stetanos Tsitsipas (4) and Andrey Rublev (8). The poster of the participants was completed by the British Cameron Norrie (14) and Croatian Borna Coric (26)He was included in the list of participants at the last moment due to the loss of the American Borna Coric.

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Premiere at the International Tennis Center in Zayed Sports City With the winner of Friday’s match between Alcaraz, Rublev and Coric, it won’t be until 4 p.m. this Saturday in Spain.. In the other quarter-final duel, Tsitsipas and Norrie will face each other. The final will be held on Sunday at three o’clock in the afternoon. This championship will be played over the best of two sets and in the event of a draw a super tiebreak will be played. The luxury facility, where the matches will be played, has a capacity of approximately 5,000 people and also hosts the tournament. ATP 500 throughout the year.

The form that Carlos Alcaraz will face in this tournament is currently unknown. After fully recovering from an abdominal injury that forced him to finish the 2022 season earlyHe focused on physical work in the pre-season, giving priority to his technical team over the coach.

After this exhibition tournament $250,000 prize to winneradded to large flat fees for participation, Alcaraz will return to Murcia to spend Christmas Eve and Christmas He continues his education in El Palmar with his family and in Villena. Afterwards, it won’t play any tournaments except Two exhibition matches in Australia on 10 and 12 January before the Australian Open The first Grand Slam of the 2023 season, which will begin on January 16.