30 C Tennis / The New Indian Express
ROME: 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. The announcement comes two days after Alcarazs bid to win a third straight Madrid Open title ended with a three-set loss to Andrey Rublev in the quarterfinals. I felt some pain after playing in Madrid, some discomfort in my arm. Today I did some tests and I have a muscle edema in my pronat
MADRID, SPAIN: Defending Madrid Open champion Aryna Sabalenka produced a brilliant comeback from a set and a break down to beat Elena Rybakina and reach the final on Thursday. The Belarusian second seed triumphed 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) and will face world number one Iga Swiatek on Saturday in a rematch of last year's final . The clinical Swiatek earlier eased past American Madison Keys with a comfortable 6-1, 6-3 victory. In the men's draw third seed Daniil Medvedev retired injured from his quarter