Alcaraz Will Miss Wimbledon Due to Wrist Injury

The wrist injury that kept Carlos Alcaraz out of Roland-Garros has also ended his hopes of playing Wimbledon in 2026. The seven-time major champion announced the news on social media on Tuesday.

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“My recovery is going well and I feel much better, but unfortunately I’m still not ready to be able to play, and that’s why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon,” Alcaraz wrote. “They are two really special tournaments for me and I’ll miss them a lot. We keep working to return as soon as possible!”

Alcaraz originally injured the right wrist during his first-round match against Otto Virtanen in Barcelona in April. He won the match but pulled out of the tournament after that and has not played since.

Alcaraz is 22-3 on the season with a seventh major title coming at this year’s Australian Open, where he became the youngest player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam.

He is a two-time Wimbledon champion, winning the title in 2023 and 2024, before losing to Jannik Sinner in last year’s final.

Chris Oddo is a freelance sportswriter, podcaster, blogger and social media marker who is a lead contributor to Tennisnow.com. He also writes for USOpen.org, Rolandgarros.com, BNPParibasOpen.com, TennisTV.com, WTAtennis.com and the official US Open program.

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