The most anticipated news about the return of Carlos Alcaraz: he is finally signed up for a tournament
The tennis world eagerly awaits the return of Carlos Alcarazhas been out due to a right wrist injury since last April. The Murcian hasn’t played since he beat Otto Virtanen (6-4, 6-2) in the 1st round of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell-Conde de Godó Trophybut that day he noticed some physical discomfort that led him to give up his round of 16 match against Tomas Machac.
Alcaraz, 23, missed the rest of the European clay court tour and was unable to defend his title in Roland Garros. It was also deleted from grass tournaments, Wimbledon included, so that the next objective became the US Open (August 30-September 13), fourth and last grand slam of the season.
From the beginning, Alcaraz and his team have been clear that the priority is to recover 100% and not rush his return so as not to put his future and career at risk with a relapse that could aggravate an injury in an area as delicate as the wrist.
A few days ago, Carlos began training with a racket and, upon verifying that the medical examinations and on-court tests were satisfactory, he signed up for a tournament for the first time. Masters 1,000 on hard court Cincinnati (USA, August 13-23), the most anticipated news about his return to the ATP circuit.
Therefore, if its evolution continues to be positive in the coming weeks, Cincinnati It is shaping up to be the tournament of his comeback, four months after his last match, and a test bed before tackling the US Opentwo tournaments in which the Spaniard lifted the champion trophy last year.
Alcaraz did not join the list of the previous Masters 1,000, in Montreal (Canada, August 2-13), surely understanding that the deadlines were still very tight to be able to prepare thoroughly for the tournament.
Be that as it may, the fact that you did not register in Montreal does not mean that you could not return there because the organization could still give you an invitation if Carlos I asked for it. Furthermore, the ATP A ‘wild card’ is always reserved in case a world figure finally decides to participate. The Montreal draw is scheduled for July 31.
Alcaraz started 2026 in an unbeatable way after the tumultuous separation with the coach who took him at the age of 15 and took him to the top, Juan Carlos Ferrero. With Samuel Lopez As a new coach, the Murcian won the Australian Open and at 22 he became the youngest tennis player to complete the collection of the four Grand Slams.
He also later won the title in Doha and, before putting the competition on hold to take care of his wrist, he won 22 games out of 25 played. During his leave, Jannik Sinner has reinforced its position as No. 1 by revalidating the crown in Wimbledon and Alexander Zverevchampion in Roland Garroshas relegated the Murcian to number 3.
Alcaraz continues to lead Sinner by two big points (7-5), but the Spaniard is now 5,290 points behind the Italian in the world ranking: 13,450 to 8,160 Carlos after not being able to defend the points scored last year for more than three months.
