Carlos Alcaraz Faces Wimbledon Doubt After Wrist Injury
Carlos Alcaraz may miss wimbledon after a wrist injury, and Greg Rusedski says he does not think the World No. 2 will be back in time. Alcaraz has already missed the Madrid Open, the Italian Open and Roland Garros, putting his grass-court return in real doubt.
Alcaraz And Wimbledon
Rusedski was blunt about the timeline. “With Carlos out, I don’t think Carlos is going to be back for Wimbledon this year.” He added, “And until he’s ready, he won’t be back.”
That lines up with the wider recovery picture around Alcaraz, who suffered the wrist injury at the Barcelona Open and had been tentatively pencilled in for a return at Queen’s Club and Wimbledon in June and July. Instead, his latest absence has stretched through the clay swing and now threatens to carry into the sport’s biggest grass event.
Queen’s Club And Paris
Alcaraz won Queen’s last year by defeating Jiri Lehecka in the London final, then reached the Wimbledon final and lost to Jannik Sinner. That is the standard he is trying to protect, but the schedule around him has already shifted because the wrist has kept him from competing for weeks.
Rusedski also framed the risk in practical terms, saying Alcaraz does not want to come back too quickly and make the injury worse. “We always miss Carlos, but he’s doing the right thing. Health is your wealth. He doesn’t want to be like Juan Martin Del Potro, who came back too early, too many wrist injuries, never managed to fulfill his huge potential.”
Alcaraz remains World No. 2 and is more than 6000 ranking points ahead of Alexander Zverev, so the immediate ranking damage is limited even if he stays out longer. The bigger problem is availability: a player who was expected in June and July is still waiting to return, and Wimbledon is now the event hanging over the recovery.
Ranking Gap For Alcaraz
For now, the clearest answer is that Alcaraz is still out and Wimbledon is in jeopardy. He has already missed the clay events that were supposed to bridge his season back to grass, and Rusedski’s view leaves little room for optimism until the wrist is ready.
