Carlos Alcaraz confirms Wimbledon withdrawal due to wrist injury

Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed whether he will be playing at Wimbledon this year as he continues to recover from a wrist injury.

While competing at the Barcelona Open, Alcaraz suffered a brutal wrist injury that forced him to withdraw and his since seen him sidelined for over a month.

After suffering the injury the Spaniard has been forced to withdraw from several events, including his home event, the Madrid Open, which he missed for the second year in a row, and, most crucially, the upcoming French Open at Roland Garros.

Alcaraz's time away from the tennis court has of course raised concerns about when we may see him return, particularly with Wimbledon, which is set to being in June, rapidly approaching

Initially, it was believed that a return ahead of the grass court season would be more than possible, with experts anticipating that Alcaraz would be back in action for the HSBC Championships 2026 at Queen's in the week prior to Wimbledon.

But now, Alcaraz himself has released a statement to confirm the devastating news that he will be withdrawing from both Queen's and Wimbledon as he has not yet recovered from his wrist injury.

"My recovery is going well and I'm feeling much better, but unfortunately I'm still not ready to compete, which is why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen's and Wimbledon," Alcaraz posted on Instagram.

"They are two truly special tournaments for me and I will miss them a lot.

"We'll keep working to come back as soon as possible."

Last year, Alcaraz competed at Wimbledon as the two-time defending champion but lost in the final to rival Jannik Sinner.

This year, he would have no doubt would have hoped that he could resume his form from earlier this year when he claimed his first Australian Open title and became the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam.

Instead, Alcaraz will lose even more ground in the battle for the world no.1 ranking to rival Sinner who took the top spot last month.

Since then, Sinner has won the past six Masters 1,000 tournaments, including three in the past five weeks, and extended his unbeaten run to to 34 successive ATP Masters matches.