Both Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have withdrawn from the Italian Open, which is set to start on May 10. Still, the world’s best player, Novak Djokovic, will play.
This suggests that Djokovic, Alcaraz, and Sinner—the top three players in the world—will not compete in the European Clay Swing event together for the third consecutive year.
In his current career, Djokovic is particular.
It makes sense that Djokovic chooses the events he will play in, given that he turns 37 this month. Sinner and Alcaraz were present at the Madrid Open, but he did not participate. The Serb said he was preparing for the Grand Slams and the Olympics when he announced his withdrawal from the Masters 1000 competition in the capital of Spain.
If the Serbian wins the French Open, his ultimate ambition will be to achieve his 25th Grand Slam triumph. Given that the weather in Rome and Paris would be somewhat similar, Djokovic would prefer to play himself into form by making a deep run in the Italian Open or, ideally, by winning it for the seventh time.
Alcaraz’s injury problems seem concerning at the moment.
Alcaraz’s career may suffer as a result of his way too frequent injuries for a 21-year-old. He will certainly want to avoid suffering from as many injuries as Rafael Nadal, another Spaniard, did throughout his career. He has already suffered difficulties due to injuries, so this will not be his first absence from the Italian Open.
Ever since taking home the Indian Wells Open title in March of last year, the youthful Spaniard has struggled with his game. He must face the reality that he has frequently run into issues when taking on strong opponents. He also has trouble with his serve, which is a persistent problem.
Sinner will profit from a much-needed nap.
Sinner’s remarkable run has culminated with victories at the Australian Open and Miami Open in the past two months. However, he had to give way to Felix Auger-Aliassime due to a hip problem. The 22-year-old Italian has been playing nonstop for the last six months or so, so the rest will help him recover for the French Open.
Tennis fans have experienced some level of rejection.
The fact that the top three players haven’t participated together in any of the three Masters 1000 clay-court events this year has surely disappointed tennis fans worldwide. However, in this case, one also needs to take into account the tight schedule.
Furthermore, given that one of those players is getting close to the conclusion of his playing career, it makes reasonable that these kinds of instances will recur. As a result, one must have less expectations.
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