India, April 24 -- Carlos Alcaraz confirmed a major injury blow on Thursday when he withdrew from the Madrid Open 2025. His injury revelation sparked major worry with the French Open around the corner.

Alcaraz suffered an injury concern during the Barcelona Open final against Holger Rune earlier this month. He initially hoped to return to the Spanish capital, where he reigned supreme in 2022 and 2023, but medical tests confirmed a double injury blow. In fact, Spanish reports even claimed that Alcaraz might be uncertain for the Italian Open, which will take place in the first week of May, although the world no. 3 has yet to confirm it.

"I wanted to play here, but we've decided not to take any risks," Alcaraz revealed in Madrid.

"As you ...