You might think the extra rest would help keep player injuries at bay, but alas, that’s not the case this year. The tour’s two brightest young stars, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, have pulled out of Rome—the Spaniard with an arm issue, the Italian with a hip problem.

World number three Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open as he continues to recover from an arm injury, the twice Grand Slam champion said on Friday. Having successfully defended his Indian Wells title in March and reached the Miami Open quarter-finals,

Third-ranked Carlos Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from the Italian Open on Friday because of the right forearm injury that already prompted him to pull out of tournaments in Monte Carlo and Barcelona.

World No 2 Jannik Sinner was forced to withdraw from Madrid with a right hip injury, while world No 3 Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open, which begins in Rome next week. The world No 4 Daniil Medvedev also has to be a doubt to defend the title he won last year, as he battles a groin issue.

Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner has opted out of the 2024 Rome Masters due to a hip injury he sustained during the Madrid Open.

World number two Jannik Sinner will not participate in what would have been a home tournament in Rome, in what is sure to be a disappointment to the Italian fans

Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Italian Open due to an arm injury and is now in a race to be fit for the French Open, which starts on May 26.