World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz, who missed the last two Grand Slam tournaments due to a wrist injury, plans to return to the ATP Tour next month for the Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati.
That will give the seven-time Grand Slam winner one event to remove any rust before he defends his U.S. Open title.
The Spaniard suffered inflammation of a tendon in his right wrist while defeating Otto Virtanen of Finland on April 14 at the Barcelona Open. He withdrew from his next match and missed the rest of the clay and grass court seasons.
According to a Tuesday article in the Spanish newspaper La Verdad, Alcaraz’s wrist is “completely healed.”
Alcaraz already has withdrawn from the Canadian Open, which is played just prior to the Cincinnati Open that runs Aug. 13-23. The U.S. Open begins full field play on Aug. 24.
Alcaraz, 23, triumphed in Cincinnati and New York last year. He defeated Jannik Sinner in both events, the former when the current World No. 1 retired from illness while trailing 5-0 in the first set.
In addition to Alcaraz and Sinner, new world No. 2 Alexander Zverev and all other top 20 players in the ATP rankings are slated to play in Cincinnati.
Seventh-ranked Novak Djokovic of Serbia owns three titles in Cincinnati, winning in 2018, 2020 and 2023. No. 8 Danill Medvedev, from Russia, won in 2019 and Sinner captured the 2024 championship.
–Field Level Media
