London
Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday stated he’s pulling out of the grass-court grand slam occasion subsequent month because of his lingering wrist injury.
Alcaraz injured his proper wrist on the Barcelona Open final month and had already withdrawn from the the French Open that begins this weekend. He gained the clay-court event the final two years.
“My recovery is going well and I’m feeling much better,” Alcaraz posted on his social media accounts, “but unfortunately I’m still not ready to compete.”
Alcaraz began the yr by profitable the Australian Open to develop into the youngest man ever to win all 4 main titles in tennis.
Alcaraz gained back-to-back Wimbledon titles in 2023 and 2024, beating Novak Djokovic in each finals. He misplaced within the remaining final yr to Jannik Sinner in one other chapter of what shapes to be a generational rivalry.
“They are two truly special tournaments for me and I will miss them a lot,” Alcaraz stated of lacking Wimbledon and the warmup occasion at Queen’s Club in London. “We’ll keep working to come back as soon as possible!”