Right wrist injury forces Carlos Alcaraz to withdraw from Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of Wimbledon on May 19, extending a layoff caused by a right wrist injury that has already wiped out much of his spring and early summer schedule. ATP Tour said the world No. 2 will also miss the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club, another key grass-court event. The withdrawal came after Alcaraz had already ruled himself out of Roland Garros, where he was the defending champion. His absence removes one of the biggest names from the grass season before it begins. ### How long has this injury been affecting Alcaraz’s schedule? April is when the problem first began to reshape Alcaraz’s calendar. ATP Tour and Olympics.com said the right wrist issue dates to the Barcelona Open, where the injury forced him out and then led to further withdrawals. Madrid and Rome were the first major casualties. ATP Tour reported that Alcaraz skipped the Mutua Madrid Open, then later withdrew from the Italian Open in Rome and Roland Garros after tests on the wrist. By May 19, that list had grown to include Queen’s Club and Wimbledon as well. ### What exactly did Alcaraz say about missing Wimbledon? May 19 was the date Alcaraz publicly confirmed the decision. ATP Tour said he announced he would not compete at Queen’s Club or Wimbledon because of the wrist injury, while multiple outlets including Olympics.com and Yahoo reported the same timeline and diagnosis. (atptour.com) The key phrase from the coverage was that he was “still not ready” to compete. That wording has appeared across several reports and captures the medical caution around his return rather than any one-off setback during training. Olympics.com said the withdrawal extends his injury layoff beyond the grass season, after he had already missed the French Open. (atptour.com) ### Which tournaments has he now missed? Roland Garros is the most significant event Alcaraz had already lost before Wimbledon. ATP Tour said on April 24 that he would miss Rome and the French Open, ending his clay season early after the wrist injury. Queen’s Club and Wimbledon then became the next two confirmed absences. (olympics.com) ATP Tour said on May 19 that both grass-court events were off his schedule, meaning Alcaraz will miss the entire early grass swing rather than trying to return in stages. Wimbledon’s official site lists the 2026 Championships for June 29 to July 12. (atptour.com) ### Why is the timing so notable? Roland Garros runs from May 24 to June 7, and Wimbledon begins on June 29. Those dates meant Alcaraz was facing back-to-back Grand Slams on two different surfaces with no match play in between, a difficult setup even before the injury became a longer layoff. Olympics.com said he has been sidelined since April. (atptour.com) The rankings context is also part of the story, though the withdrawal itself is the confirmed fact. ATP Tour identified Alcaraz as the No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings when it announced the Wimbledon and Queen’s withdrawal. That status underscores the scale of the absence from the men’s field. (olympics.com) ### What comes next on the calendar? May 24 is the start date for Roland Garros, according to Olympics.com and other tournament schedule reports, with the draw set for May 21. Wimbledon follows from June 29 to July 12 at the All England Club in London. Alcaraz’s next competitive appearance has not been announced. (atptour.com) For now, the latest confirmed update is that the Spaniard will not play Queen’s Club or Wimbledon, with ATP Tour and other outlets saying the decision remains tied to recovery from the same right wrist injury first sustained during the Barcelona Open period. (olympics.com)