It all began to twist in Barcelona, where only a few days ago, in the final of the Count of Godó, Carlos Alcaraz He felt some discomfort In the right thigh that nowafter falling to Holger Rune, and just after having released his own documentary series in Netflix, minimize their options to participate in the Mutua Madrid Open.
The truth is that in the halls of the Magic Box there is no talk of anything else. Fans trust, they have hope that there will be a miracle and Alcaraz can recover in time to be in tune in a tournament that has already won twice (2022 and 2023), but As he has known relief, at this time the Murcian is practically discarded to dress short in the 1000 Masters of the capital of Spain.
On Monday morning, only a few hours after being treated on the central track of the Count of Godó during the second set of the final against Rune, Alcaraz traveled to Madrid to meet several obligations before the tournament started.
first of the hour went to the City Council to reveal the project of the second stage that will be built in the Magic Box, and At night he dressed as a gala to attend the delivery of the Laureus Awardswhere he was a finalist in a category – a male athlete of the year – in which he fell to Mondo Duplantis.
After his first night in the capital, and With the discomfort still present, the Murcian presented at the Picasso Tower ‘Carlos Alcaraz: my way‘the Netflix documentary series that, produced by Morena Films, narrates the exploits and intimacies of Juan Carlos Ferrero’s pupil in the circuit.
The Alcaraz agenda did not mark a possible debut in Madrid until next Saturday, since, as the head of the series, the Murcian is exempt from playing the first round of the tournament. However, Alcaraz had planned to have already trained this Wednesday about the Madrid clay, something he could not do because of the inconvenience. This Thursday, however, it will give a press conference at 12:30 noon.
“I physically feel good, They are pain that I have already noticed previously; We will see“Alcaraz himself said on the afternoon of this Tuesday during the presentation of his documentary, where he sent a somewhat contradictory message: on the one hand he was confident, but on the other he stressed that he has to listen to his body.
“I have done the tests and I am still aware of the results, to speak doctors and see how these days go, but I wish I could be stopped in Madrid. Early everything is possible and nobody wants to play here. It is always a special tournament for me and I always try to do the impossible to be able to come, but well, sometimes you have to listen to the body“He added.” Hopefully the tests are positive. I trust that. “
