With the hope of being able to play this week in Barcelona. A vain hope which dealt a major blow to the morale of the Spaniard who had to forfeit: “Yes, it was a real blow. I really wanted to come. My group of friends had already reserved their tickets to come see me play. Except in Barcelona and Madrid, they never see me. I waited a whole year to come here. I don’t usually cry about this kind of thing, but Sunday was really hard.”
The next objective will be to attend the Masters 1000 in Madrid which takes place next week (April 22 to May 5). To treat his arm, the current third in the world will test, according to the Spanish daily Marca, a new technology with his medical staff at the Ferrero Tennis Academy: the diamagnetic pump from the Fisaude company. In a promotional video on its YouTube channel, the manufacturer describes the device and the technique this way: “This involves the application of a high intensity, low frequency magnetic field to our muscles. It is a non-invasive and painless treatment. What we obtain with this method is that the cells react by activating the drainage and regeneration mechanisms of tissues: muscles, skin, bones, nerves…”
Will it be enough for the former US Open and Wimbledon winner to launch his European season on clay? Answer next week: “My goal is to participate in the Masters 1000 in Madrid, but at the moment it is not clear at allexplained Carlos Alcaraz at the start of the week. I don't have good feelings yet. I don't want to rush things, I don't want to say that I will be 100% in Madrid, even if that is my intention.
