Home-crowd favorite Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Madrid Open on Wednesday because of leg injuries. The third-ranked Spaniard said he has not fully recovered from the upper leg ailment that bothered him during the Barcelona Open final Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of his home tournament at the Madrid Open due to a leg injury. Alcaraz told a press conference in Madrid on Thursday that he has been forced to withdraw. The Spaniard required treatment during his Barcelona Open final defeat to Holger Rune last weekend and subsequently underwent MRI tests.

Carlos Alcaraz has addressed his decision to pull out of one of his home tournaments, the Madrid Open. The world No. 3 sparked concerns that he would not be ready to compete after picking up an adductor injury in Sunday’s Barcelona Open final. On Thursday, he confirmed he would not compete at this week’s Masters 1000 in Madrid.