John Isner raises concern over Carlos Alcaraz wrist injury

Alcaraz put together a dominant clay-court campaign in 2025, picking up titles in Monte Carlo and Rome, defending his Roland Garros crown, and reaching the Barcelona final.

The run added 4,330 ranking points to his total.

This season has been very different. He has yet to break 1,000 points on clay so far.

Even if he were to win both Rome and Roland Garros—a tall order given his current condition—he’d still end up with 630 fewer points than last year’s tally.

That’s bad news for his standing at the top of the game.

Sinner climbed to number one after taking Monte Carlo and looks set to hold onto that spot for some time.

If Alcaraz skips both Rome and Roland Garros, he’ll drop below 10,000 points.

If Sinner matches or improves upon last year’s results—he missed Madrid but reached the finals in both Rome and Paris—he could build a gap of over 4,000 points between himself and Alcaraz. That kind of margin would keep Sinner at world number one through the grass season.

Sinner currently sits just ahead of Alcaraz on the all-time weeks-at-number-one list and may soon be closing in on a place in the top ten. As for what comes next between these two rivals, we’ll have to wait and see how things unfold over the coming months.

Sinner is set to start his Madrid campaign this week against either a qualifier or lucky loser. Meanwhile, Alcaraz will focus on getting fit for Rome when play starts on May 5th. If he can’t make it back by then, attention will shift towards returning in time for Roland Garros later that month.

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