Carlos Alcaraz out of Roland Garros, Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz’s 2026 season has been reshaped by a right wrist injury that first surfaced during the Barcelona Open in April and has since wiped out his clay-court finish and grass-court start. Roland Garros said on April 24 that the two-time defending champion had withdrawn from the French Open because of the wrist problem. ATP Tour then reported on May 19 that Alcaraz would also miss Queen’s Club and Wimbledon with the same injury. The withdrawals remove one of the men’s tour’s biggest names from Paris and from the opening stretch of the grass season. ### When did the injury first become a real problem? April 14 was the first clear turning point. Tennis365 reported that Alcaraz hurt his right wrist during his opening-round win over Otto Virtanen at the Barcelona Open, with the forearm also part of the original flare-up. April 15 brought the first withdrawal. ATP Tour and the Barcelona Open said Alcaraz pulled out of the tournament after a test on his right wrist, ending his title defense before a scheduled second-round match against Tomas Machac. Alcaraz later said he needed to begin recovery immediately and hoped to return “very soon.” (tennis365.com) ### How did Barcelona turn into missing Roland Garros? April 24 was the date the clay season effectively ended. Roland Garros said Alcaraz had been forced to withdraw from the tournament because of the wrist injury, and ATP Tour reported the world No. 2 would also miss Rome and Roland Garros after tests. (atptour.com) Madrid and Rome were part of the same run of absences. Tennis365 said the Barcelona injury kept Alcaraz out of Madrid and Rome before the French Open withdrawal was confirmed. CBS Sports described the Roland Garros decision as the first major he would miss since the 2023 Australian Open. (rolandgarros.com) ### Why is Wimbledon part of this too? May 19 extended the layoff into grass season. ATP Tour said Alcaraz announced he would not play the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club or Wimbledon because he was still dealing with the wrist injury. Tennis365 also reported that the injury would keep him out of Wimbledon, where he had been due to defend points on grass. (tennis365.com) Heavy, citing ESPN, reported that Alcaraz confirmed his absence would stretch beyond Paris and include Queen’s and Wimbledon. That means the injury has now ruled him out of the full late-spring clay swing and the start of summer grass events. ### What changes at Roland Garros without him? Roland Garros opened on May 24 without the defending champion in the men’s draw. (atptour.com) BBC Sport said Alcaraz’s absence left Jannik Sinner as the standout favorite in Paris, while CBS Sports described Sinner as a prohibitive betting choice entering the tournament. (heavy.com) Jannik Sinner’s recent form is part of that shift. CBS Sports said he entered Roland Garros unbeaten on clay in 2026, and another CBS preview said he arrived in Paris chasing a career Grand Slam. Alcaraz’s withdrawal removed the player who beat Sinner in last year’s French Open final. (cbssports.com) ### What is the next concrete date to watch? Wimbledon is scheduled to begin in late June, but Alcaraz will not be in the field after his May 19 withdrawal announcement. ATP Tour said only that he is dealing with the wrist injury, and it did not give a return date. The next milestone for Alcaraz is his recovery timetable rather than a confirmed tournament entry. (cbssports.com) For now, the official sequence is fixed: Barcelona on April 15, Roland Garros on April 24, and Queen’s Club and Wimbledon on May 19. (atptour.com 1) (atptour.com 2)