Jannik Sinner declared that it was a \u201cvery sad for tennis\u201d as he reacted to the news of Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s withdrawal from the French Open.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz announced on Friday that he had pulled out of both the Italian Open and the French Open<\/a> due to a wrist injury. The Spaniard won both the Italian Open and the French Open in 2025.<\/p>\n The seven-time Grand Slam champion was forced to pull out of the ATP 500 event in Barcelona last week after suffering the wrist injury in his opening round win.<\/p>\n The world No 2 then withdrew ahead of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid, which began on Wednesday this week.<\/p>\n Alcaraz<\/a> had not missed a Grand Slam since he was unable to compete at the 2023 Australian Open due to a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n World No 1 Sinner<\/a>, who is in action at the Madrid Open, was asked if Alcaraz\u2019s withdrawal makes him the favourite for the French Open.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t know. I think this is not what we should talk about,\u201d replied the 24-year-old Italian.<\/p>\n Former British No 1 says Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury nightmare \u2018puts a lot of things in doubt\u2019 amid Wimbledon claim<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Why Alcaraz & Sinner have \u2018big opportunity to get closer to Djokovic, Nadal, Federer\u2019 \u2013 Juan Martin Del Potro<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI think the most important thing to say is that, first of all, tennis needs Carlos \u2013 tennis is [in] a much better spirit when he\u2019s around.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd also for me personally, it\u2019s nice when he\u2019s around, it makes me look also in the draw and single matches in a different way. Even though if I face Carlos, it would always be in the final, being the No 1 and No 2 seeds, that\u2019s the case.<\/p>\n \u201cI send him [wishes for] a speedy recovery, even though it\u2019s painful and very sad for tennis.<\/p>\n \u201cBeing young and going through difficult moments, it can happen. I do believe he\u2019s going to come back stronger than before. But injury is always tough, especially [the] wrist.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are certain areas of our body which are very sensitive, and the wrist, we saw with those other players in the past can complicate our lives.<\/p>\n \u201cI hope he\u2019s going to come back and he will not have any further injuries.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I also believe that it\u2019s good that he and his team takes the time, you know, because if you come back too early then maybe you have a bigger problem afterwards, and we all want him to be competitive when he comes back.\u201d<\/p>\n Sinner was speaking after his 6-7(6), 6-1, 6-4 victory over Benjamin Bonzi in his opening match in Madrid, and he admitted he found the\u00a0conditions in the Spanish capital challenging.<\/p>\n \u201cI struggled quite a lot, but I knew this before the match that it is a very unique court and conditions,\u201d the four-time major champion said.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I believe every day is different, so hopefully I can improve slightly for the next round. I tried to stay calm mentally and that is why I won today.<\/p>\n \u201cI have some time tomorrow and will try to use it in a positive way.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Carlos Alcaraz facing huge rankings implications as his worst injury nightmare is confirmed<\/a> The post Jannik Sinner speaks out about Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s \u2018very sad\u2019 French Open withdrawal<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jannik Sinner declared that it was a \u201cvery sad for tennis\u201d as he reacted to the news of Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s withdrawal from the French Open. Alcaraz announced on Friday that he had pulled out of both the Italian Open and the French Open due to a wrist injury. 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