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Carlos Alcaraz: Spaniard withdraws from the Barcelona Open with injury

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Barcelona Open with an injury.

The Wimbledon champion and world number three has won the title in the past two years, but has been suffering from a right forearm problem.

Alcaraz, 20, had also withdrawn from this week's Monte Carlo Masters, where he was drawn to play Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime on Wednesday.

The Barcelona Open started with qualifying rounds on Saturday and is set for Rafael Nadal's comeback.

Alcaraz was the two-time defending champion at the Barcelona Open, having lifted the trophy in 2022 and 2023.

A statement from the tournament posted on social media said: "The player has suffered from the injury sustained in Monte Carlo, and did not have a good feeling in his training on Sunday.