Carlos Alcaraz`s hopes of a third successive Barcelona Open title have been dashed as he withdrew from the tournament on Sunday due to a right arm injury, organisers announced.

It is the same injury that forced Alcaraz to pull out of this week`s Monte Carlo Masters and comes just weeks away from the French Open. "Despite having tried until the last moment, he will not be in the Barcelona Open," read an organisers` statement. Alcaraz will set his sights on the Madrid Open -- it runs from April 24 to May 5 -- which he has also won on the past two occasions.