(Madrid) The young Spanish phenomenon Carlos Alcaraz, titled in quick succession in Barcelona and Madrid, prefers to give up the Masters 1000 in Rome this week to “be in Paris 100%” for Roland-Garros (May 22-June 5), he announced on Sunday evening.
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“With my ankle, and as I want to be able to fight to win a Grand Slam, it’s better to rest, to take care of my ankle, my foot, to be in Paris at 100%”, he said. he explained in a press conference.
Alcaraz badly twisted his right ankle on Friday during his quarter-final victory against Rafael Nadal. He did not seem to suffer from it during his two following matches which led him to the title in the Spanish capital, against the world N.1 Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals on Saturday, then the N.3 and holder of the Alexander Zverev trophy in the final on Sunday.
But in the morning, he revealed, “I had a little more swelling in my ankle, I also had a blister that had become infected, I had a little trouble walking, it was a beginning of the day a little complicated”.