US EditionDefending champion Carlos Alcaraz ruled out of French Open due to injury
Further medical tests showed the injury was more serious than expected, and Alcaraz said he will not return until the wrist improves.
- On Friday, two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz announced he will miss the 2026 French Open at Roland Garros due to a right wrist injury.
- The 22-year-old Spaniard sustained the injury during a match against Otto Virtanen at the Barcelona Open earlier this month, where tests revealed the problem was "more serious than expected."
- Following further medical tests, Alcaraz confirmed he will also skip the Italian Open in Rome, stating, "The most prudent thing to do is to be cautious and not participate in Rome or Roland Garros."
- Withdrawing from these clay-court events means the world number two will lose 3,000 ranking points, and a new name will be etched on the trophy at Roland Garros this year.
- Alcaraz has entered the ATP 500 event at Queen's Club beginning June 15, though the Spaniard has yet to confirm his return to competition for the grass-court season.
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Carlos Alcaraz (ATP-2) will not be able to defend his French Open title, which he won the past two years, due to a wrist injury.
Carlos Alcaraz to miss French Open with wrist injury
Reigning two-time French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury. The Spaniard said the call to shut down his clay season was made after he received the results of tests on his right wrist, also ruling him out of the Italian Open. READ: Hatred of losing drives relentless Carlos Alcaraz to tennis history “We have decided that the most prudent thing to do is to be ca…
Reigning 2-time champion Carlos Alcaraz to miss French Open with wrist injury
Reigning two-time French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will not play at this year’s tournament as he recovers from a wrist injury. The Spaniard said the call to shut down his clay season was made after he received the results of tests on his right wrist, also ruling him out of the Italian Open. “We have decided that the most prudent thing to do is to be cautious and not participate in Rome or Roland Garros,” Alcaraz said on soci…
Carlos Alcaraz makes decision on defending French Open title again amid wrist injury
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The absence of the last bi-champion of the Parisian Grand Slam represents a significant loss for the international circuit, forcing the player to focus on intensive rehabilitation for the rest of the 2026 season.
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