Alcaraz to "rest for a few weeks" with leg injury; Nadal on crutches following foot treatment

TC Live: Thiem talks Alcaraz

The upper leg injury that forced Carlos Alcaraz to retire from his quarterfinal match at the US Open, surprising onlookers and his opponent, will keep him off the tour for a few more weeks.

The teenager stopped down a break in the second set to Felix Auger-Aliassime following a conversation with the trainer, telling press he had an adductor injury.

Following a consultation with doctors, Alcaraz announced that he has also been diagnosed with a fibrillar tear in two other leg muscles, and will "rest for a few weeks."

The layoff has also led to his withdrawal from the ATP 250 event in Metz. The world No. 55 still plans to play the Masters 1000 event at Indian Wells.

Alcaraz beat No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in five sets in the third round of the US Open, and also won his first ATP title this season at Umag.

Spain's top-ranked player, Rafael Nadal, joined his countryman in sharing an injury update. The 20-time major champion revealed on social media that he is on crutches following a foot treatment.

"I was in Barcelona with my team and medical team to receive a treatment on my foot that will keep me a few days of rest and a few weeks off court. I’m back home now and in the process of recovery," he said.

The 35-year-old had said a few weeks ago that he would not play again this year because of the chronic problem with a small bone in his foot.

Nadal did not play between the French Open and Washington D.C., falling in his second match at the ATP 500 event. He then withdrew from Toronto as a result of the ongoing injury, before deciding to end his season.