Andy Roddick shares his view on Carlos Alcaraz’s injury after seeing him in a cast

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Carlos Alcaraz has been seen with a cast on his wrist following an injury picked up during the Barcelona Open.

The Spaniard has already pulled out of both the Barcelona and Madrid Opens, and now looks unlikely to make it back in time for the Italian Open or French Open, where he’s currently down to defend his titles.

With questions mounting over his fitness ahead of Roland Garros, former world number one Andy Roddick has weighed in with his thoughts on Alcaraz’s condition.

Carlos Alcaraz’s wrist injury ‘not what you want to see’

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During the latest episode of ‘Served with Andy Roddick‘, the American offered his thoughts on the situation.

“That’s not what you want to see [picture of him in a cast],” Roddick admitted.

“I mean, the sunshine analysis on that one is that you just want to completely immobilise something for little irritation.

“You hope that is what it is.

“You’ve got to think if he’s hiding something, he’s not taking pictures with it.

“I remember when Fed [Roger Federer] was hurt at the Laver Cup, his knee was all bad, and people didn’t realise how many surgeries he had.”

Roddick went on to compare how Alcaraz has been public about his injury unlike Federer who would hide things from the media until he felt ready for his return. He said:

“He was on crutches but he would put the crutches out of the photo every time he was taking them. I want to think it’s not like a crazy, serious thing if he’s taking that cast out for picture time.”

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