Carlos Alcaraz Tennis: John Lloyd Tennis Sees Brace-Free Workout

Carlos Alcaraz was seen without a brace on his right wrist in a workout video after two full months without a tennis match, the clearest sign yet that john lloyd tennis followers have been waiting for. The seven-time Grand Slam champion had been sidelined since withdrawing before his match against Tomáš Macháč at the Barcelona Open.

Alcaraz and Alberto Lledó

Friday afternoon brought the first look at Alcaraz without the protective brace he had worn since mid-April. He was running shirtless with his physical trainer, Alberto Lledó, in a video posted to Instagram.

That video matters because the wrist has already ruled him out of the rest of the clay season and the entire grass court season. He also gave up his Roland-Garros title and runner-up status at Wimbledon, leaving a clear gap in the calendar as the hard-court stretch approaches.

Nadal and Agassi

Earlier this week, Rafael Nadal said, "Carlos will return from the injury, he'll return strong, because he's too good for it to be any other way," during a brief media scrum. Andre Agassi added a different note on the Big T podcast, saying, "It would be really helpful if he or someone close to him clearly explained the exact nature of his injury, because at this point, we can only speculate."

Those comments frame the friction around Alcaraz’s recovery: the brace is gone, but the timeline still is not. He has not announced an official return date, and Wimbledon ends on July 13, which leaves only a narrow runway before the start of the North American hard-court swing in mid-July.

Ranking points and return window

Alcaraz could be back on court by mid-July at the earliest, but the next stretch brings real pressure. He has 3,000 ATP ranking points to defend at the Cincinnati Open and the U.S. Open, two events he won by beating Jannik Sinner in both finals.

For now, the workout clip is the change that matters most. After two months away, the wrist is finally showing movement without the brace, and the season’s next phase will tell whether that is the start of a return or just the next step in a longer rebuild.