Damage concern? Carlos Alcaraz makes last-minute change in Wimbledon preparation | Tennis News

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Simply moments after Carlos Alcaraz was introduced because the top-seeded participant on the 2023 Wimbledon, forward of seven-time champion on the SW19 and 22-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic, the younger Spaniard made a last-minute change to his preparation for the grass court docket main. And whereas it could not have been a priority in any other case after his stupendous run at The Queen's Membership, however it has been reported that Alcaraz cited harm concern as purpose behind skipping a pre-Wimbledon occasion.

Carlos Alcaraz receives medical consideration as he performs towards Alex de Minaur throughout their males's singles last match on the Cinch ATP tennis Championships(AFP)

Enjoying solely his third grass court docket occasion of his profession earlier final week and first exterior the Wimbledon, Alcaraz scripted a outstanding, and reasonably a history-scripting, run to a title win. Though he didn't face a top-10 participant in his run to his first ever trophy on the floor, simply days after the heartbreak at Roland Garros, Alcaraz established that he generally is a risk to reckon with even on grass.

The win, that made the 20-year-old the youngest ever to have a title on all three surfaces since Lleyton Hewitt (19 years and three months), subsequently noticed him reclaim the highest spot in ATP rankings from Djokovic and in addition assured him the highest seed in Wimbledon.

Earlier than heading to the All England Membership, Alcaraz was set to play one final occasion, the Hurlingham Basic, an annual exhibition occasion for ATP gamers. Nonetheless, in a last-minute change of plan, Alcaraz has determined to withdraw from the occasion the place he was slated to face Dominic Thiem on July 30. He had earlier withdrawn from his first match on the occasion was scheduled to be towards Dane Holger Rune on July 29.

What has been regarding concerning the growth is that Alcaraz hasn't educated since profitable the title in Queen's with experiences claiming that the choice to withdraw from Hurlingham Basic was owing to a groin harm which he had incurred throughout the last towards Australia's Alex di Minaur within the Queen's last.

Alcaraz has already met met together with his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who was not current throughout his run on the Queen's final week. With nonetheless a number of days left earlier than the 2023 version of Wimbledon kicks off, Alcaraz, arguably the one favorite to cease a rampaging Djokovic, is anticipated to regain health and are available all ready for his third look on the SW19.

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