Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed he will withdraw from Wimbledon as he continues to recover from the wrist injury which has already ruled him out of next month’s French Open.
“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 posted on Instagram.
“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.”
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Alcaraz was named Laureus World Sportsman of the Year after a stellar campaign which saw the Spaniard regain the world No 1 spot at year’s end and win two Grand Slam titles at the French Open and US Open
The world No 2 injured his wrist during his first-round victory over Otto Virtanen at the Barcelona Open on April 14.
Alcaraz was forced to withdraw from the next round as the injury proved more serious than first thought, and then had to pull out of the Italian Open (Masters 1000) and French Open (Grand Slam) – two tournaments he was the defending champion in.
The Spaniard will now miss Wimbledon too due to an inflammation of the tendon sheath of the wrist – tenosynovitis – which will halt his run of consecutive SW19 finals at three (2023 and 2024 champion, 2025 runner-up).
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An injured Alcaraz was in the crowd supporting his younger brother Jaime, who was making his debut in the U16 Madrid Open at just 14-years-old
Alcaraz finished 2025 having regained the world No 1 ranking from rival Jannik Sinner, and then went on to win the first Grand Slam of the year at the Australian Open in January.
The 23-year-old fought from a set down to comprehensively beat Novak Djokovic in the Melbourne final, taking his tally of Grand Slam titles to seven already.
His current injury has robbed him of the chance to add further potential titles in Paris and London, however, with its timing particularly untimely.
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