After a heartbreaking defeat in the summit clash of the ATP Finals, Carlos Alcaraz has now been dealt another setback. The Spaniard will be forced to miss the Davis Cup as a result of a hamstring injury he sustained in his clash against Jannik Sinner in Turin. Alcaraz had a strong start to his campaign at the AtP Finals. However, in his battle against Sinner, the World No. 1 needed a medical timeout due to an issue with his hamstring. While the 22-year-old confirmed in his post-match press conference that he fully intended to play the Davis Cup, his injury is graver than initially thought. According to El Partidazo de Cope, the Spaniard has developed a muscle edema and there is a major risk of him tearing the muscle if he chooses the play in the Davis Cup. With Carlos Alcaraz and his team focused on the 2026 Australian Open, the tennis star will be choosing to opt out of Spain’s upcoming tie against Czechia. In Alcaraz’s absence, Jaume Munar and Pablo Carreño will be competing in the singles matches for Spain. What Carlos Alcaraz said about his injury after ATP Finals clash In the aftermath of his clash against Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz originally downplayed concerns about his injury. In his post-match press conference, the six-time Grand Slam champion revealed that he felt something ‘catch’ in his hamstring during a serve, but that the pain did not affect his game, saying, “Well, I mean, I felt something (in my) hamstring after trying to catch one serve. I could say (it) didn’t affect me too much, to be honest, because I could run well, I could go to the balls well. Obviously, the thoughts about how is going to be if I do crazy things that I’m used to doing, how it’s going to be, those thoughts were in my mind sometimes. But I could play well.” “Don’t get me wrong, because I’m not going to say I could play better or I could do something better if my hamstring were well. I could play really good tennis with it. The loss is because he deserved it,” he added. Overall, Carlos Alcaraz has enjoyed a solid run in 2025. While the Spaniard had a slow start to the year and made a quarterfinals exit at the Australian Open, he went on to win the French Open and the US Open titles, while clinching a runners-up finish at Wimbledon. Next year, a title finish at the Australian Open would see Alcaraz become the youngest men’s singles players to win all four Grand Slams.
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Carlos Alcaraz injury update: Spaniard withdraws from Davis Cup Finals after receiving stern health warning & concerning diagnosis
