Tennis-Alcaraz pulls out of Basel with injury


FILE PHOTO: Tennis - ATP Masters 1000 - Shanghai Masters - Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China - October 9, 2023 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning his round of 32 match against Britain's Dan Evans REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo

(Reuters) - World number two Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from this month's Swiss Indoors championships in Basel due to injury, organisers said on Wednesday.

Alcaraz's withdrawal is a blow to his hopes of gaining ground on Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings, with the top-ranked Serbian next in action at the Paris Masters beginning on Oct. 30.

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