It is a exhausting blow for the followers, for the event, and particularly for him. Carlos Alcaraz won’t see the Porte d’Auteuil this 12 months. The double title holder introduced Friday that he was withdrawing from taking part in Roland-Garros as a result of an harm to his proper wrist.
“After the outcomes of the examinations carried out right this moment, now we have determined to stay cautious and never take part in Rome and at Roland Garros, whereas ready to see the evolution (of his harm) to determine once we will return to the court docket,” declared the world No. 2 on his social networks.
The Parisian Grand Slam will probably be disadvantaged of one of many public’s favorites. The Spaniard gained over the followers by successful the event towards Alexander Zverev in 2024, and Jannik Sinner in 2025. He remained on a sequence of 4 consecutive finals in Grand Slam (victories in Paris and New York in 2025, in addition to Melbourne in 2026, and finalist overwhelmed in London in 2025).
Alcaraz had lined up on the Barcelona event ten days in the past, however withdrew after his victory towards Otto Virtanen within the first spherical. On social networks, the Roland-Garros event wished him a speedy restoration. In his absence, Jannik Sinner will advance as the large favourite within the males’s draw.
