# Emergency pod - Alcaraz out of Roland Garros Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/emergency-pod-alcaraz-out-of-roland-garros Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/emergency-pod-alcaraz-out-of-roland-garros.md Podcast: [The Tennis Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967) Published: 2026-04-24T21:04:53+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/thetennispodcast/episodes/emergency-pod-alcaraz-out-of-roland-garros Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/acast/s/thetennispodcast/e/69ebdaf5a68fcf2279135538/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/episodes/emergency-pod-alcaraz-out-of-roland-garros Duration seconds: 2608 ## Resource Catherine, David and Matt convened for an emergency live show to react to the sad news that defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from next month's Roland Garros due to a wrist injury. We discussed what this means for Alcaraz, how it might affect Jannik Sinner going for the Career Slam, and the different feel the tournament will have without Alcaraz. Who can step up in his absence? Become a  ⁠Friend of The Tennis Podcast⁠ Check out our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠new merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ !  Talk tennis with Friends on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Barge! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Sign up to receive our free  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (daily at Slams and weekly the rest of the year, featuring Matt’s Stat, mascot photos, Fantasy League updates, and more) Follow us on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  (@thetennispodcast) Subscribe to our  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  channel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/episodes/emergency-pod-alcaraz-out-of-roland-garros/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tennis-podcast-7345967/emergency-pod-alcaraz-out-of-roland-garros.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.