Spanish tennis players Rafa Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz announced this Tuesday that they will not play at the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000, one of the most important tournaments of the tennis season. hair.
“I still don’t feel ready to compete at the highest level”He acknowledges Nadal in a short statement and regrets that he is “still not in a position to play with maximum guarantees”.
“I continue with my preparation, hoping to return soon”, The Balearic tennis player, who has not made it clear whether he will return in time to play at the Masters 1,000 in Rome and Madrid and the fetish tournament Roland Garros, concludes.
Spanish player this season only united trophy teams (with two losses to Norrie and De Miñaur) and the Australian Open (a first-round win over Draper and a second-round loss to McDonald in a match that resulted in significant physical problems).
Nadal is the most successful tennis player in Monegasque tournament history. 11 titles, Eight in a row between 2005 and 2012.
It’s going to happen second absence in a row on the slopes of manacorí Roquebrune-Cap-MartinHe has not played in the tournament since 2022. In his last appearance in 2021, he fell in the quarterfinals against Russian Andrey Rublev.
Alcaraz won’t play either
Minutes passed after Nadal’s statement. carlos alcaraz who announced his decision not to attend the third Masters 1,000 of the tennis season.
Murcian, “a post-traumatic arthritis in his left hand and muscle ailment in the column that needs rest” to justify his absence on the clay of the principality.
“I’m happy to be home, but I’m sorry because I finished my semifinal match in Miami with discomfort”After his visit to Doctor López Martínez in Murcia, he admits to being number 2 in the world that made the decision.
Alcaraz played the Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 in one go and fell in its first game against the Americans in 2022 last year. Sebastian Korda.