Alcaraz optimistic about Queen’s Club comeback as rehab continues
- Carlos Alcaraz said on April 24 he will miss both the Italian Open and the 2026 French Open after tests showed his right wrist would not heal in time. - His trainer Alberto Lledó Quiles said the team has “two options” and chose recovery work, while Queen’s Club on June 15-21 is the clearest target. - Wimbledon now looks uncertain after Alcaraz’s first missed Slam since 2023. (wimbledon.com)
Carlos Alcaraz says he is targeting a return on grass after withdrawing from the Italian Open and the 2026 French Open with a right wrist injury. (tennis365.com) (olympics.com) Alcaraz announced on Friday, April 24, that tests showed the “most prudent” decision was to skip Rome and Roland-Garros while his team evaluates healing progress. He has not set a firm return date. (olympics.com) (tennis365.com) The 22-year-old first felt wrist discomfort during a 6-4, 6-2 win over Otto Virtanen in Barcelona on April 14. He took a medical timeout in that match, then withdrew before his second-round match and later skipped Madrid. (tennis365.com) (olympics.com) His physical trainer, Alberto Lledó Quiles, wrote that the team had “two options” when the setback arrived: let it drag them down or use the period to work on parts of his game that competition leaves untouched. (tennis365.com) That message points to a longer rehab plan, not a rush to make every event on the calendar. Tennis365 reported Queen’s Club, scheduled for June 15-21, as the event Alcaraz had been due to play before Wimbledon. (tennis365.com) (queensclub.co.uk) The timing leaves only about a week between Queen’s and Wimbledon, which begins on June 29. Former British No. 1 Greg Rusedski said the injury “puts a lot of things in doubt” even if grass is easier on the body than clay. (wimbledon.com) (tennis365.com) The French Open withdrawal is only the second Grand Slam absence of Alcaraz’s career after the 2023 Australian Open. It also ends his attempt to defend the Roland-Garros title he won in both 2024 and 2025. (olympics.com) There is a rankings cost too. Tennis365 reported that Alcaraz is set to lose 3,000 points from Rome and Paris, where he was champion a year ago, with Jannik Sinner in position to widen his lead at No. 1. (tennis365.com) For now, the clearest date on his calendar is the grass swing in London, not the rest of the clay season. Until his wrist responds to treatment, Queen’s remains a target rather than a guarantee. (tennis365.com) (queensclub.co.uk)
