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Tennis Tracker: Injury woe for Alcaraz and Nadal, Keys wins in Charleston as Garin advances

Alcaraz experienced discomfort in his semi-final to Jannik Sinner at the Miami Open
Alcaraz experienced discomfort in his semi-final to Jannik Sinner at the Miami OpenReuters
The ATP and WTA tours continue to rattle along at a blistering pace and Flashscore's tennis coverage is keeping up with the action for you. In our daily Tennis Tracker, we bring you the most interesting news, video highlights, reactions and social media posts that you should not miss from the wide world of tennis.

00:18 CET - More results to bring you from the Americas where Mirjam Bjorklund (24) and Sinja Kraus (20) are through in Bogota.

In Charleston, another WTA event going on this week, Shelby Rogers (30) made it past Daniellie Collins (29) in three sets.

Over in Houston on the ATP Tour, there were victories for Tomas Martin Etcheverry (23) and Marcos Giron (29).

22:57 CET - Marie Bouzkova (24) is out in Charleston after being beaten by Cristina Bucsa (25) 7-5, 6-7, 6-1. In Bogota, there were victories for Sara Sorribes Tormo (26), Nuria Brancaccio (22) and Colombian native Emiliana Arango (22). 

22:21 CET - There has been plenty of action on the WTA circuit too, with this moment between Aliaksandra Sasnovich (29) and Sofia Kenin (24) the stand-out point.

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22:15 CET - On a busy day of ATP tennis, this is our moment of the day, which came from the match between Dominic Thiem (29) and Sebastian Ofner (26).

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22:12 CET - Over in Houston, Indian Wells quarter-finalist Cristian Garin (26) has made his way past Hugo Dellien (21) with ease, winning 6-3, 6-0.

Garin - Dellien highlights
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21:54 CET - Another top seed in Charleston has followed Madison Keys into the next round. Leylah Fernandez (20) has coasted past Evgeniya Rodina (34) 6-3, 6-2. Also through is Sofia Kenin (24) after finishing her match in style that was held over from Monday night against Aliaksandra Sasnovich (29), as is Hailey Baptiste (21).

21:20 CET - All over on the clay at Estoril for the day with Quentin Halys (26) seeing off home favourite Nuno Borges (26) 6-3, 6-4. Plenty more action to keep you updated on throughout the rest of the evening, where we will bring you the best of the results from Bogota, Charleston and Houston.

20:42 CET - Plenty more results coming in from across the world, but a notable score comes in the match between JJ Wolf (24) and Jordan Thompson (28) - who have both had some good results so far this season - with the American Wolf coming out on top 6-3, 6-2.

20:30 CET - Madison Keys (28), one of the higher seeds playing in Charleston this week, is through to the next round with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Emma Navarro (21). Caty McNally (21) is also through, as is Caroline Dolehide (24).

Keys - Navarro highlights
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Madison Keys post-match interview
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20:02 CET - Claire Liu (22) and Bernarda Pera (23) have headlined the early play in Charleston with the two Americans going the distance as Pera won out 6-4, 6-7, 6-3. Check out the highlights now.

Liu - Pera highlights
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Elswhere in the South Carolina port city, there have been wins for Diana Shnaider (19) and Varvara Gracheva (22).

19:36 CET - Richard Gasquet (36) has been out on court in Marrakech, however he has been beaten by fellow Frenchman Alexander Muller (26) 6-4, 6-4. Elsewhere, there is some cheer for the home crowd in Estoril, as Joao Sousa has beaten Italian Giulio Zeppieri (21) in three sets.

Whilst the early games in Bogota, Colombia have come to a close with wins for Peyton Stearns (21), Tamara Zidansek (25), Tatjana Maria (35) - all in straight sets - whilst Carolina Alves (26) had to battle in three sets to advance.

17:58 CET - Spaniard Paula Badosa (25) comfortably defeated Egyptian Mayar El Sherif (26) 6-3, 6-1.

Badosa post-match interview
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17:38 CET - More results from either side of the Straits of Gibraltar, as Dominic Thiem (29) beat Austrain compatriot Sebastian Ofner (26) in three sets with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. In Portugal, Christopher O'Connell (28) saw off the challenge from Ricardo Bonadio (29) 7-5, 6-4.

17:03 CET - More results from Marrakech before WTA tournaments in Charleston and Bogota get under way with Elias Ymer (26) and Dimitar Kuzmanov (29) both advancing. Whilst in Estoril, Luca van Assche (18) has beaten home favourite Pedro Sousa (35) in three sets, 6-7, 6-3, 6-1.

16:31 CET - Pavel Kotov (24) has seen off Pedro Martinez (25) in three sets to advance in Marrakech with a 6-2, 1-6, 7-6 scoreline.

15:02 CET - More results from Estoril where Ben Shelton (20) has beaten Constant Lestienne (30) 7-5, 7-5 whilst Bernabe Zapata Miralles (26) made no mistakes against Henrique Rocha, advancing 6-4, 6-2.

In Marrakech, Maxime Cressy (25) has been knocked out by world number 82 Roberto Carballes Baena (30) in a 6-7, 6-3, 6-1 scoreline.

Check out the highlights now.

Cressy - Carballes Baena highlights
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Carballes Baena post-match interview
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Elsewhere, there was a 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 win for Andrea Vavassori (27) on the clay in Morocco over Nicolas Jarry (27).

14:25 CET - With all of the news away from the court, it is easy to forget that we have plenty of action all across the world today. We also have our first result of the day from Estoril where Miomir Kecmanovic (24) has beaten Luca Nardi (19) 6-4, 6-1.

13:05 CET - Another big name has dropped out of the Monte Carlo Masters with Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime (22), ranked seventh in the world, pulling out of the tournament, explaining he has been struggling with a left knee issue.

"(I) decided it was the smartest decision to take some time off so I'm able to fully heal and recover before my next tournament at the Madrid Open," Auger-Aliassime wrote on Instagram.

12:35 CET - Both Rafael Nadal (36) and Carlos Alcaraz (19) have announced that they'll miss next week's Monte Carlo Masters through injury.

Nadal has been out since the Australian Open and was planning to make his return at the start of the clay season in Monaco, but stated on Twitter that he isn't fit enough to do so.

"I am still not ready to compete at the highest level. I will not be able to play in one of the most important tournaments of my career, Monte Carlo," he said in a statement.

Alcaraz meanwhile was expected to follow up his run to the semi-final at the Miami Open by competing in the Monte Carlo Masters for the second time.

However, he's withdrawn after feeling discomfort in his loss to Jannik Sinner in Florida and getting a medical evaluation as a result. 

"After visiting my doctor today... and being evaluated, I won't be able to go to Monte Carlo to start the clay court tour," said the US Open champion.

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"I have post-traumatic arthritis in my left hand and muscle discomfort in my spine that needs rest to cope with all that is to come."

9:26 CET -  Ukrainian players do not get enough support from women's tennis governing body WTA amid Russia's invasion of their country, Elina Svitolina (28) said on Tuesday.

Svitolina, back on the tour at the Charleston Open after a maternity break, spoke to support fellow Ukrainian player Lesia Tsurenko, who said she withdrew from the Indian Wells tournament because of a panic attack brought on by a conversation the 33-year-old had days earlier with WTA chief executive Steve Simon about tennis's response to the Russian invasion.

"We are afraid, we feel empty. What is happening to Lesia is very sad. People who haven't experienced it can't really understand what it feels like to have no home, to feel safe nowhere, to have family in Ukraine, under the bombs, to know that Ukrainian cities are being destroyed. It's both fear and a great emptiness," Svitolina, who was the world number 20 when she took a break from the tour to give birth, told French sports daily l'Equipe.

Read the full story here.

6:25 CET - We begin today's Tennis Tracker with some overnight action! Sloane Stephens (30) defeated compatriot Louisa Chirico in Charleston 3-6, 6-1, 6-2. 

Yulia Putintseva needed almost three hours to win against Elina Svitolina through three sets; 7-6, 2-6, 4-6.

Svitolina - Putintseva highlights
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Putintseva post-match interview
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Meanwhile, in the men's tour in Houston Australian Jason Kubler got past Spaniard Fernando Verdasco with a 6-7, 0-6 result.

In a just under two-hour contest, Steve Johnson rallied against Facundo Bagnis, 7-6, 1-6, 6-1, to progress to the next round.

Stay tuned as we bring you the latest updates from the US as well as Marrakech and Estoril today! More exciting action coming up as Paula Badosa, Dominic Thiem, JJ Wolf and many more take to the court today.