Tennis - Alcaraz withdraws from Monte Carlo with injury

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 25, 2024 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his quarter final match against Germany's Alexander Zverev REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

(Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Monte Carlo Masters due to a forearm injury, the Spanish number three seed said on Tuesday, with his place in the second round going to Lorenzo Sonego.

Alcaraz, who successfully defended his Indian Wells title last month before losing to Grigor Dimitrov in the Miami Open quarter-finals, was due to face Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime.