Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz announced on Friday that due to an injury to his right wrist, he will not play at the Grand Slam tournament Roland Garros, where he won the title twice, and he will not be at the Masters Series tournament in Rome either.
After the results of today’s searches, we have decided that it is most reasonable to be cautious and not to perform in Rome and Roland Garros. We will wait for the further development of the situation to decide when I will return to the fieldthe second tennis player of the world announced on his social networks.
After injuring his right wrist and being forced to withdraw from the Madrid Masters, Alcaraz stated that he did not want to push or take any risks of aggravating the injury, even to defend his title at Roland Garros.
If I push myself to play this French Open, it could hurt me in the next tournaments. I would rather come back maybe a little later, but in top form, than to come back quickly and I risk worsening this injuryexplained the 22-year-old Spaniard.
Alcaraz won the Roland Garros title last year and the year before.
The second Grand Slam tournament of the season will be held from May 18 to June 7.
Después de los resultados de las pruebas realizados hoy, hemos decidido que lo más prudente es ser cautos y no participar en Roma y Roland Garros, a la espera de valorar la evolucion para decidir cuándo volveremos a la pista. Es un momento complicado para mí, pero estoy seguro de… pic.twitter.com/U6PhjtXnBX
— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) April 24, 2026
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