{"id":1862102,"date":"2026-04-02T17:34:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862102"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:34:16","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-leaves-ronaldo-with-lengthy-shoulder-injury-after-friendly-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1862102","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz leaves Ronaldo with lengthy shoulder injury after friendly match"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Carlos Alcaraz leaves Ronaldo with lengthy shoulder injury after friendly match<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/sam-cooper\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br 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data-title=\"Carlos Alcaraz leaves Ronaldo with lengthy shoulder injury after friendly match\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/carlos-alcaraz-ronaldo-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Being on the end of a Carlos Alcaraz shot is an unusual way to injure your shoulder.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Football legend Ronaldo has revealed he has had an inflamed shoulder for months after a friendly hit with Carlos Alcaraz in last year.<\/p>\n<p>The two sporting greats met in Miami with Alcaraz coming face to face with one of his childhood idols and Ronaldo, a big fan of tennis, hit a few balls with the reigning No 1.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian has now revealed though that he has been suffering from inflammation in his shoulder ever since after being on the end of one of Alcaraz\u2019s powerful shots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had inflammation in my shoulder ever since, it was in November, right?\u201d He told CazeTV, as per HITC.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had met him 30 minutes ago, he was fine, everything was alright, give his shots a little speed, and I could handle it well, man, and all that, but then in return, the exchange was good, then he hit me hard again in a way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt lasted two days, then I arrived in S\u00e3o Paulo, my shoulder\u2026 I couldn\u2019t greet anyone like that. I even posted it on Instagram, I think, putting ice on my shoulder.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut he is really cool, and he\u2019s super charismatic, super friendly. Man, the guy is easy, very easy, very, very, very cool. That says a lot about the champion he is, right, man?<\/p>\n<p>On Alcaraz\u2019s side, he admitted to being surprised by the talent of the 49-year-old former footballer and said he was \u201ceven better\u201d than he had expected.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s doing very well, I had seen videos of him playing, but playing with him seems to have been even better than what I had seen,\u201d said Alcaraz said in an interview with GE TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe surprised me, he even asked me to speed up, play faster, and he held up well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Next for Alcaraz is Monte Carlo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-set-full-clay-court-swing-coach-plays-down-jannik-sinner-no-1-threat\">which his coach admitted he may have skipped had he not exited Miami so early.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s see, in principle we\u2019re going with the idea of playing everything, of playing the whole swing, you know,\u201d revealed Lopez during an interview with Eurosport ES.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonte Carlo \u2013 if things had gone well, if things had gone better in Miami \u2013 we would probably have skipped it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in this case, well, Monte Carlo is going to be more of a preparation tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thing is, you already know that sometimes those preparation tournaments\u2026 you get up to speed very quickly. But for us, Monte Carlo is more like last year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read next: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/why-francisco-roig-has-big-shoes-to-fill-as-iga-swiateks-new-coach\">Why Francisco Roig has big shoes to fill as Iga Swiatek\u2019s new coach<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz leaves Ronaldo with lengthy shoulder injury after friendly match Sam Cooper 02 Apr 2026 6:34 PM Being on the end of a Carlos Alcaraz shot is an unusual way to injure your shoulder. 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