The Spanish 19-year-old Alcaraz claimed his fourth title of the season at the Madrid Open on Sunday, defeating world number three Alexander Zverev in the final match.
The French Open begins on May 22, and Alcaraz will skip the Internazionali d’Italia to ensure he is rested and focused on the tournament in Paris.
Alcaraz became the first player to ever defeat Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in consecutive matches en route to the final in the Spanish capital.
The most exciting rising star on the ATP Tour, Alcaraz enhanced his growing status with a three-set defeat of the “King of Clay”.
The 19-year-old had lost his previous two encounters with Nadal, but he came out on top 6-2 1-6 6-3 in Friday’s match in the Spanish capital.
Nadal subsequently prevailed to reach his 99th Masters 1000 quarter-final, setting up a last-eight showdown with teenage compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.
The final set was one for the books.
The Spaniard suffered a huge scare as Shapovalov roared back from two sets down before bowing out 6-3 6-4 4-6 3-6 6-3 after four taxing hours.
Thiem will wear a wrist splint for five weeks.
Djokovic now needs one more major title victory to tie Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer who jointly have 20 title wins.
