Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon as he continues his recovery from a wrist injury, ruling him out of action for at least three months during the peak of the tennis season.
The 23-year-old Spaniard has not competed since withdrawing from his second-round match at the Barcelona Open last month after feeling pain in his right wrist. He had already pulled out of the clay-court season, including the French Open, which begins on Sunday.
“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,” Alcaraz wrote on social media. “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 is the reigning champion at Roland Garros and a two-time Wimbledon winner, having reached the final last year where he lost to Jannik Sinner. The decision to skip Wimbledon is unsurprising given the risk of chronic wrist injuries from the constant strain of strokes.
In his absence, world No 1 Jannik Sinner remains the dominant force, having won his sixth consecutive Masters 1000 title at the Italian Open and 29 matches in a row. Sinner is the favourite for both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, which begins on 29 June.
