His defence of his No.1️⃣ ranking at Grand Slams will have to wait. 👇 9WWOS AusOpen
Carlos Alcaraz during the US Open final against Casper Ruud.
Having battled an abdominal concern late in 2022, the news will come has a massive blow for Alcaraz. The Australian Open would have been his first grand slam since becoming world No.1. The Australian Open was also shaping up on paper to be one of the strongest grand slams in history, with the entire top-100 in both mens and women's tennis entered.
"I'd worked so hard to get to my best level for Australia but unfortunately I won't be able to play or the Australian Open," Alcaraz said.For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by
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