Alcaraz sustained the injury during his first-round match where he defeated Finland's Otto Virtanen with a score of 6:4, 6:2. Although he gritted his teeth and managed to finish the match despite the pain, medical examinations revealed that he cannot continue in the competition. In the second round, he was scheduled to face Czech player Tomรกลก Machรกฤ. Due to the Spanish tennis player's withdrawal, Machรกฤ advanced to the quarterfinals without a fight, where he will play against the winner of the match between Andrey Rublev and Lorenzo Sonego. The 22-year-old Spaniard, who won titles in Barcelona in 2022 and 2023 and reached the final last year, took to social media to explain the situation to his fans. This withdrawal will also have direct consequences on the ATP rankings. After the Barcelona tournament, Alcaraz will lose 280 points, meaning Jannik Sinner will arrive at the upcoming Madrid Masters as the world's top tennis player with a secured lead of 390 points. Tennis fans hope that the recovery will proceed as planned and that Alcaraz will return to the court just in time for the Madrid tournament, which begins on April 22.