Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal withdraw from the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters
April 5, 2023
According to Wendi Oliveros of The Sports Daily on Tuesday, Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz have both withdrawn from the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. Nadal is out with a hip injury he suffered at the Australian Open he experienced in a straight set loss to Mackenzie McDonald of the United States. Alcaraz, meanwhile is experiencing physical discomfort after reaching the semifinals of the Miami Open. There, the world number one lost to Jannik Sinner of Italy, 6-7, 6-4, 6-2.
Nadal has dominated the Monte Carlo Masters over the years. He was won the tournament a record 11 times, and strengthened the argument that he is the King of Clay. However, Nadal has not won in Monte Carlo since 2018. In the last four years, Fabio Fognini of Italy was victorious in 2019, while Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece was victorious in 2021 and 2022. There was no 2020 Monte Carlo Masters because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Just how much has Nadal dominated on clay courts over the previous years? He has also won an amazing 14 French Opens, 10 Italian Opens, four Madrid Opens, two German Opens, 12 Barcelona Opens, one Warsaw Open, two Brazil Opens, two Mexican Opens, one Swedish Open, two Stuttgart Opens, one Chile Open, and one Rio Open.
Alcaraz meanwhile has won eight ATP events and he is still a teenager. His victories have come at the 2021 Croatian Open, the 2022 Rio Open, the 2022 Miami Open, the 2022 Barcelona Open, the 2022 Madrid Open, the 2022 United States Open, the 2023 Argentina Open and the 2023 Indian Wells Masters. Alcaraz is also the reigning ATP Player of the Year.
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