Carlos Alcaraz INJURY Update, Underarm Serve Drama & More | 5 SETTER

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🗓️ 17 April 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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5 SETTER: This Week in Racket Sports, where we bring you the top five headlines across tennis, padel, pickleball, and more. In this episode: 1. Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from 2026 Barcelona 2. Underarm Serve on Match Point 3. Roland Garros increases prize money in 2026 4. Borris Becker sells his US Open Trophy for $357k 5. The NCAA changes their prize money rule for junior players Read this week’s bonus stories! Subscribe to the 5-Setter Newsletter: https://www.newsletter.servedpodcast.com/ Grab Some Served Merch: https://store.servedpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's up, Chuckers, producer Mike here. This is the served five setter.
0:09.9	Your weekly roundup of all things, racket sports, five stories in 10 minutes or less.
0:14.4	But before we get into it, please hit subscribe on YouTube and give us a follow on your favorite
0:18.5	podcast platform so you can stay up on all
0:21.0	things served. We really appreciate the love and support. That said, today is April 17th,
0:26.8	2026, and here's what we've got for you. An underarm uproar, Roland Garros makes it rain
0:33.7	and a record-setting trophy sale. Plus, the NCAA almost gets there. But first, we are starting
0:41.3	in Barcelona where the reigning Australian Open champion just hit the brakes. Carlos Alcraz has pulled
0:46.5	out of the Barcelona Open with a right wrist injury just 48 hours after losing the Monte Carlo
0:52.6	Masters final to Yonix Center,
0:54.7	a loss that dropped him from world number one to world number two.
0:59.0	Carlos got through a first round win over Oto Veritan on Tuesday,
1:03.2	but needed the trainer at 5-4 in the first set.
1:06.7	By Wednesday, the tests came back worse than expected.
1:10.1	Addressing the local media in Spanish, Carlos made it clear that this was a health call,
1:15.4	not a tactical one, saying, quote, I have to listen to my body, listen to what's best for me,
1:21.2	and won't harm me in the future.
1:23.0	No timeline was given for a return to the courts.
1:25.4	Carlos said he's heading home to recover as quickly as possible, and the clock is ticking.
1:30.7	He is set to defend his Rome title in just a few weeks, with the Italian Open
1:34.8	starting May 4th ahead of the French Open's May 24th start.
1:38.8	Some quick perspective on how much tennis this guy has played in the past 12 months.
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