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Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Wimbledon with lingering wrist issue: 'I’m still not ready'

Following his French Open withdrawal, two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has revealed that he has withdrawn from the Grass Court Grand Slam event while providing a key update on his wrist injury.

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Carlos Alcaraz suffered a wrist injury during his opening-round match at the Barcelona Open. Image: Reuters
Carlos Alcaraz suffered a wrist injury during his opening-round match at the Barcelona Open. Image: Reuters
|May 19, 2026, 22:08:58 IST

Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday said he is pulling out of the grass-court Grand Slam event next month because of his lingering wrist injury.

Alcaraz injured his right wrist at the Barcelona Open last month and had already withdrawn from the French Open that starts this weekend. He won the clay-court tournament the last two years.

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"My recovery is going well and I’m feeling much better,” Alcaraz posted on his social media accounts, “but unfortunately I’m still not ready to compete.”

Alcaraz started the year by winning the Australian Open to become the youngest man ever to win all four major titles in tennis.

Alcaraz won back-to-back Wimbledon titles in 2023 and ’24, beating Novak Djokovic in both finals. He lost in the final last year to Jannik Sinner in another chapter of what shapes to be a generational rivalry.

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“They are two truly special tournaments for me and I will miss them a lot,” Alcaraz said of missing Wimbledon and the warmup event at Queen’s Club in London. ”We’ll keep working to come back as soon as possible!"

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First Published:May 19, 2026, 22:08:58 IST
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