Izuchukwu Okosi
Wimbledon Open Men’s champion Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday was forced to pull out of next week’s Swiss Indoors, an ATP 500 tournament in Basel, due to injury.
In an official statement released on Wednesday night, the tournament organisers said:
Join our WhatsApp Channel“Alcaraz had to cancel his start at the Swiss Indoors today due to an injury.
According to his doctor’s bulletin, the world number two is suffering from an inflammation of the sole of his left foot and problems in his gluteal muscles.”
The 20-year-old Spaniard, a two-time Major winner, had reached the semifinals in Basel last year.
Three-time Grand Slam champion and local favourite Stan Wawrinka, who had originally received a wildcard, got into the main draw as a result of Alcaraz’s withdrawal.
The tournament organisers have awarded that main draw wildcard to World No. 159 and young Swiss player Leandro Riedi
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
