France, May 20 -- The 22-year-old Spaniard withdrew from the Barcelona Open on 15 April after hurting his hand during his first round victory over Otto Virtanen the previous day.

He said he would skip the Madrid Masters at the end of April to give himself a chance of recovering in time to defend his French Open men's singles crown.

But on 24 April, Alcaraz announced he would not play at the French Open which starts in Paris on 24 May.

His decision to miss Wimbledon robs the tennis circuit's most prestigious grass court tournament of a two-time champion and fans of a chance to savour a repeat of last year's final in which Sinner claimed the title for the first time following a four-set victory over Alcaraz.

"My recovery is going well a...