'heartbroken' Alcaraz Pulls Out Of Davis Cup Finals

Carlos Alcaraz says he is "heartbroken" aft withdrawing from Spain's Davis Cup Finals squad because of injury.

World number 1 Alcaraz, 22, who was beaten by Jannik Sinner at nan ATP Finals connected Sunday, says he has been advised not to compete because of swelling successful his correct hamstring.

Spain look nan Czech Republic successful nan Davis Cup quarter-finals successful Bologna, Italy connected Thursday.

Spaniard Alcaraz, who won nan French and US Open titles this twelvemonth to return his profession Grand Slam tally to six, wrote connected Instagram, external that playing for his state was nan "greatest point location is", adding: "I'm going location heartbroken..."

World number 2 Sinner - nan four-time Slam victor - and team-mate Lorenzo Musetti are some missing from Italy's team, leaving Germany's Alexander Zverev, nan world number three, arsenic nan only top-10 classed subordinate astatine nan eight-team finals.

The Spanish tennis federation said Alcaraz felt "physical discomfort" successful nan backmost of his thigh during nan first group of his 7-6 (7-4) 7-5 last conclusion successful Turin by 24-year-old Sinner.

Alcaraz travelled to Spain's training campy connected Monday but aesculapian tests revealed "significant musculus strain pinch marked edema" successful his hamstring.

He secured nan year-end world number 1 ranking past week aft reaching nan knockout stages of nan ATP Finals pinch 3 consecutive wins.