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Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the 2025 French Open due to a wrist injury. He will also miss upcoming tournaments in Rome and Barcelona.
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 08: Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates winning championship point against Jannik Sinner of Italy in the Menâs Singles Final match on Day Fifteen of the 2025 French Open at Roland Garros on June 08, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)
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Carlos Alcaraz wonât be defending his Roland Garros title this spring.
The world No. 2 has withdrawn from the clay court Grand Slam due to a wrist injury. He also wonât play in Rome and is missing Barcelona. He reportedly has a âfull splint around his right wrist.â
The French Open runs May 24-June 7.
âAfter the results of the tests carried out today, 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,â he announced on social media. âIt's a complicated moment for me, but I'm sure we'll come out stronger from hereâ
Alcaraz has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including the last two French Open titles in 2024 and '25. He and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner have won the last nine straight major titles.
Last year, Alcaraz roared back from two sets down to defeat Sinner in five sets.
Sinner was up 5-3, 0-40 on Alcarazâs serve in the fourth set and the Spaniard saved three championship points.
Spanish TV show El Partido de COPE reported Alcaraz has an inflamed tendon sheath in his wrist.
âIn the sheath of the tendon, which is inflamed,â Angel Ga Muñiz said. âHis wrist has been immobilised for four days, since last Friday. And that test, that decisive test, that key test that Carlos Alcaraz talks about is a follow-up ultrasound.
âThe first one was done right after the injury in Barcelona. At that very moment, the decision was already made that Madrid was impossible and it was already suspected that Rome would also be very difficult, and they were dreaming about Roland Garros. Now that dream seems a bit further away.
Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the French Open due to a wrist injury.
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âEverything depends on what comes out in that follow-up ultrasound, on whether the inflammation has gone down, on whether that sheath that protects the tendon is better. But obviously Rome now seems absolutely impossible, and Roland Garros looks bad."
After Roland Garros, Wimbledon follows shortly between June 29-July 12.
This article was originally published on Forbes.com