World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz will miss the first Grand Slam of the year due to a leg injury he picked up during training, he announced on Friday.
Alcaraz reached the top of the tennis mountaintop last year with his thrilling win at the U.S. Open, the first Grand Slam victory in a career expected to see many more. He also notched two ATP 1000 Masters wins at the Miami Open and Madrid Open and two more wins at the Rio Open and Barcelona Open.
By the end of the season, Alcaraz was the youngest man to ever reach world No. 1 status, and the tennis world was understandably excited to see where he would go from there. Injuries have been a problem for Alcaraz in the past, with the Spaniard missing the ATP Finals last year due to a muscle tear in his abdomen and the Italian Open due to an ankle injury.
This also means the Australian Open will be played without the world No. 1 for the second straight year. As you might remember, Novak Djokovic was kicked out of the country over his refusal to get vaccinated and a dispute over his visa paperwork.
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