Alcaraz alarm: suffers stomach problems and withdraws from training with Cobolli
The Spanish began training with the Italian, but halfway through he had a setback that prevented him from continuing.
Carlos Alcaraz has faced an unexpected last-minute issue during his training today at the ATP Finals with Flavio Cobolli, just three days before his debut. The Spaniard, who had an intense training session yesterday with Alexander Zverev, has been forced to interrupt his training with the Italian after experiencing stomach issues, as reported by Marca.
At first, it is expected that the discomfort will not escalate and that the unease will subside over the hours or days. For now, he has plenty of time to recover, as his debut at the ATP Finals against Frances Tiafoe is scheduled for this Monday, November 16 at noon.
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There was some concern upon his arrival in the Italian city last Wednesday when in his first training he displayed a patellar stabilizer on his right knee, after suffering discomfort in that area during the final of the Paris Masters 1000 against Ben Shelton. However, just like with this stomach issue, there was a sense of calm.
Especially after seeing the training he conducted yesterday with the new world number one, Alexander Zverev, whom he defeated in a practice set that went to a tiebreak decided by 18-16.
34 POINTS 😮 Top 2 seeds Zverev and Alcaraz might have just played one of the tiebreaks of the year… …in practice! #NittoATPFinals https://t.co/XGxCnK4Bkl
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) November 12, 2026
However, the memory of the cold that the Murcian suffered a few days before his debut at the ATP Finals in 2024 still lingers, which completely affected his participation, leading to a loss in his first match against Andrey Rublev and subsequent elimination in the Round Robin.
After winning the ATP 500 in Vienna and the Masters 1000 in Paris, Alcaraz still has two objectives for this irregular 2026 due to his right wrist injury, which kept him out of the circuit for four and a half months: the ATP Finals and the Davis Cup. Both trophies are not yet in his collection and these next two weeks could be decisive for him to win both, as long as his body and health allow it.
Last year, after losing in the final of the ATP Finals against Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz traveled to Bologna to join the Spanish Davis Cup team; however, he experienced discomfort in his knee during that same final. To avoid risks, the Murcian decided not to participate, which gives him the opportunity to redeem himself this year with the rest of the team led by David Ferrer, who lost in the final to the local Italy.
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