'Heartbroken' Alcaraz drops out of Davis Cup with swollen hamstring

VIDEO SHOWS: FILE FOOTAGE OF CARLOS ALCARAZ AS INJURY ENDS HIS 2025 SEASON SHOWS: MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (FILE – JANUARY 10, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 1. VARIOUS OF SPANISH TENNIS PLAYER, CARLOS ALCARAZ, TRAINING 2. VARIOUS OF ALCARAZ PRACTISING HIS VOLLEY LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE – JUNE 27, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 3. SPONSOR EVENT ON CENTRE COURT WITH DEFENDING CHAMPION ALCARAZ 4. ALCARAZ AT TRAINING AREA 5. SERBIAN TENNIS PLAYER NOVAK DJOKOVIC INTERACTING WITH ALCARAZ 6. ALCARAZ PRACTISING ON GRASS COURT SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (FILE – SEPTEMBER 17, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all) 7. VARIOUS OF ALCARAZ DURING INTERVIEW STORY: World number one Carlos Alcaraz said on Tuesday (November 18) he has pulled out of the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna due to a swollen hamstring, adding he was "heartbroken" to miss out. The Spaniard aggravated the problem during the ATP Finals, where he was beaten by Jannik Sinner in Sunday's title clash. Spain are due to face the Czech Republic on Thursday in the quarter-finals of the Davis Cup Finals, which are scheduled to conclude on Sunday with the title clash. It ends the season for the 22-year-old, who picked up two Grand Slams, and finishes the year ranked first in the world having played 80 matches. (Production: Joseph Andrews)

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