Nov 18, 2025, 05:50 AM ET<\/p>\n
MADRID — Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> will go another year without fulfilling his dream of winning the Davis Cup for Spain.<\/p>\n The top-ranked Alcaraz on Tuesday said he’s heartbroken to withdraw from the Davis Cup finals in Italy because of a hamstring injury. He said the decision was recommended by doctors.<\/p>\n “I’m so sorry to announce that I won’t be able to play for Spain in the Davis Cup in Bologna,” Alcaraz posted to X<\/a>. “I have an edema in my right hamstring and the medical recommendation is not to compete.”<\/p>\n Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n 2 Related<\/p>\n He was hurt during last week’s ATP Finals and was diagnosed with muscle overload and swelling of his right hamstring.<\/p>\n Alcaraz said he was returning home with a “heavy heart.”<\/p>\n “I’ve always said that playing for Spain is the greatest thing there is, and I was really looking forward to helping us fight for the Davis Cup.”<\/p>\n Alcaraz made his Davis Cup debut in 2022 and has a 6-2 overall record, 5-1 in singles. Spain’s last triumph was in 2019.<\/p>\n He also didn’t play in the 2023 Davis Cup because of fitness issues. Last year, Alcaraz and Spain were eliminated in the opening round of the Final 8 at home in Malaga, spoiling the final match of Rafael Nadal’s storied career.<\/p>\n The 22-year-old Alcaraz has said he wants “to win the Davis Cup one day … because for me, it’s a really important, important tournament.”<\/p>\n He was set to lead Spain in Bologna on Thursday against the No. 4-seeded Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. The Czechs include top-20 players Jiri Lehecka<\/a> and Jakub Mensik<\/a>. They eliminated the United States in the qualifying round in September.<\/p>\n