MADRID (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz will go another year without fulfilling his dream of winning the Davis Cup for Spain.

The top-ranked Alcaraz said Tuesday he's heartbroken to withdraw from the Davis Cup Finals in Bologna, Italy, because of an injured right hamstring.

The decision was recommended by doctors, he said.

“I’m so sorry to announce that I won’t be able to play for Spain in the Davis Cup in Bologna,” Alcaraz said on X. “I have an edema in my right hamstring and the medical recommendation is not to compete."

He was hurt during last week’s ATP Finals , where he reached the title match before losing to rival Jannik Sinner., and was diagnosed with muscle overload and swelling of his right hamstring.

Alcaraz said he was returning home with a “heavy heart.”

“I’ve always said that pl

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