Former champion Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming Wimbledon Championships due to an ongoing wrist injury.
The world number two suffered the injury during a routine first-round win over Otto Virtanen at the Barcelona Open on April 14.
Alcaraz subsequently decided to skip the Madrid Open, the Italian Open and the French Open, where he was the defending champion.
He will now also miss the entirety of the grass-court swing, including traditional Wimbledon warm-up tournament the Queen’s Club Championships, as he continues his recovery.
Alcaraz withdraws from Queen’s, Wimbledon
Seven-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz announced the news of his Wimbledon withdrawal in an Instagram post on Tuesday.
“My recovery is going well and I’m feeling much better, but unfortunately I’m still not ready to compete, which is why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon,” he said.
“They are two truly special tournaments for me and I will miss them a lot.
“We’ll keep working to come back as soon as possible.”
Alcaraz had made three consecutive finals at SW19, coming out victorious in 2023 and 2024 before losing to Jannik Sinner in last year’s showpiece, but that impressive run will now come to an end.
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Looking to come back stronger
While attending the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards in late April, where he won Sportsman of the Year following a brilliant 2025 season, Alcaraz first raised the possibility of missing the French Open.
“I have a very long career ahead of me, with many years still to come,” he admitted at the time.
“Forcing things at this Roland Garros could really harm me for future tournaments.”
As his wrist injury proved worse than initially thought, the 23-year-old later released a statement confirming his withdrawal from the Paris tournament.
“After the results of the tests carried out, we have decided that the most prudent thing is to be cautious and not participate in Rome and Roland Garros while we wait to assess the evolution to decide when we will return to the court,” Alcaraz posted on social media.
“This is a difficult time for me, but I am sure we will come out of it stronger.”
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