Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz final appeared in April’s Barcelona Open. Picture: REUTERS
LONDON:
Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open resulting from a wrist damage, organisers have stated, casting doubt over the Spaniard’s health within the run-up to his US Open title defence this month.
“We all know Carlos is doing all the things he can to get again to taking part in tournaments as quickly as doable,” Cincinnati match director Bob Moran stated in an announcement late on Tuesday.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since withdrawing from the Barcelona Open within the second spherical in April however had been set to return on the August 13-23 ATP Masters 1000 occasion in Cincinnati, which he received final 12 months.
Alcaraz was unable to defend his French Open title and missed Wimbledon as he continued his restoration, although the 23-year-old signalled he was near a return after posting movies of coaching classes in the previous few weeks.
The Winston-Salem Open, which begins on August 23, can be the final likelihood for Alcaraz to get some matches below his belt earlier than the US Open, although the world quantity two has but to sign whether or not he intends to take part within the ATP 250 occasion.
Alcaraz received final 12 months’s Cincinnati title after world primary Jannik Sinner retired from the ultimate, and carried the momentum to Flushing Meadows, the place he received his second US Open crown after his 2022 triumph.
Alcaraz started the season by claiming the Australian Open title to turn out to be the youngest man to finish the profession Grand Slam. In his absence, Sinner efficiently defended his Wimbledon title and took his main tally to 5.
The US Open will get below method on August 30.
