Alcaraz Returns for US Open After 4-Month Wrist Layoff
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 20
Alcaraz Returns for US Open After 4-Month Wrist Layoff
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 20
Summary
Four months after his last match on 14 April, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is set to return at the US Open following a right-wrist injury suffered in Barcelona.
The 23-year-old missed most of the clay swing and all of the grass season, then resumed training cautiously in July and withdrew from Cincinnati earlier this month before confirming his comeback on social media.
Alcaraz enters New York having slipped from world No. 2 to No. 3 after failing to defend Cincinnati points, while Alexander Zverev moved ahead and Jannik Sinner remains clear at No. 1.
Sinner, who won Wimbledon in July and has lost only three matches this year, also arrives with fitness questions after pulling out of Cincinnati with a knee injury and no hard-court match play.
The US Open singles draw starts on 30 August, with Alcaraz chasing a third New York title after winning there in 2022 and again in 2025.