Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Wimbledon because of wrist injury

LONDON — Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz On Tuesday he stated he’s pulling out of the grass-court Grand Slam occasion subsequent month because of his lingering wrist injury.

Alcaraz injured his wrist on the Barcelona Open final month, forcing him out of the French Openwhich begins this weekend.

The world No. 2 additionally stated in a post to On Tuesday he would miss the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club, the Wimbledon warmup occasion the place he’s the defending champion.

“My recovery is going well and I feel much better, but unfortunately I’m still not ready to be able to play, and that’s why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon,” Alcaraz stated in his submit. “They are two really special tournaments for me and I’ll miss them a lot. We keep working to return as soon as possible!”

Alcaraz began the 12 months by successful the Australian Open remaining to grow to be the youngest man ever to win all 4 main titles in tennis.

Alcaraz received back-to-back Wimbledon titles in 2023 and ’24, beating Novak Djokovic in each ends. I misplaced within the remaining final 12 months to Jannik Sinner.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.