According to Der Standard, Carlitos demanded a whopping $800,000 just to show up and participate in the tournament. The organizers immediately refused this crazy request of his, who then decided to play in Basel, but also dropped out from there due to injury. These two tournaments are traditionally played during the following week.

The prize fund for the tournament in Vienna is 2.4 million dollars, and the winner receives 450,000 dollars, it is not surprising that the organizers decided to “untie” Alcaraz, who should receive almost twice the amount provided for the winner.