The immediate future of Carlos Alcaraz in it Mutua Madrid Open 2025 It hangs from a thread. Although the tennis player himself has avoided publicly confirming his decline, journalist Ángel García has advanced in COPE’s great game That this Thursday, at 12:30 pm, Alcaraz will announce at a press conference that he will not play the tournament. The news comes after several days of uncertainty caused by physical problems that the Murcia drags from the final of the Count of Godó.
“He still dares to say it publicly,” Juanma Castaño reported in Cope’s sports gathering, while underlining the seriousness of the situation. And it is that Alcaraz appeared in El Hormigueroprogram in which he avoided being blunt, but his words already showed a little optimistic scenario: “On Monday I did some tests and I am there, waiting. I thought at the beginning of the week that I was going to be better and that it was going to improve.”
The body, unappealable judge
The message of the number three of the ATP ranking was as transparent as prudent. “It’s in doubt, it’s in doubt, because you also have to listen to the body,” he confessed against Pablo Motos. An affirmation that reflects the maturity of a player who, with only 21 years, has already understood that his physique is the main asset to protect in a demanding season.
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Carlos Alcaraz, during the Mutua Madrid Madrid
In that same tone, Alcaraz added: “Tomorrow we talked to the medical team, to see how the tests have gone, to see how I feel too.” However, the environment around the player suggests that the decision is already taken. According to Cope, “it seems, I insist, more than determined.” The resignation of the Madrid tournament would mean a Huge draft both for the organization and for the local fans, who hoped to see the champion of the last two editions in action.
The injury dates back to the past weekend, when Alcaraz noticed discomfort during the final of the Barcelona Open Bank Sabadell. Since then, doubts have grown, and the absence of training in recent days has fed speculation. According to Cope, the tennis player’s environment considers that forcing his participation could compromise his preparation for Roland Garros, the great objective of the whipped earth tour.
A sensitive leave
He Mutua Madrid Openwhich started this week, thus loses its great national attraction. Without Rafael Nadal and with Alcaraz on the tightrope, the Madrid tournament faces an edition without Spanish figures consolidated in the main box. A hard blow for the organization, which has already had to deal with other notable absences in this edition.
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Carlos Alcaraz celebrates a victory in the Count of Godó.
For fans, the possible Alcaraz withdrawal is also a reason for regret, especially taking into account their performance in the Magic Fund in recent years. In 2022 and 2023, the Murcian lifted the trophy after memorable exhibitions, consolidating himself as one of the favorites of the Madrid public.
This Thursday’s press conference will be decisive. If your absence is confirmed, it will be a step back in the Alcaraz calendar, but also a sample of responsibility in its sports management. Meanwhile, the world of tennis waiting, with a shrunk heart, the official announcement.
