{"id":803011,"date":"2026-07-15T07:13:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803011\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T07:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T07:13:54","slug":"major-carlos-alcaraz-injury-update-drops-ahead-of-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/803011\/","title":{"rendered":"Major Carlos Alcaraz Injury Update Drops Ahead of US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"780\" height=\"439\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2269645650-e1775963097334.jpg\" class=\"attachment-featured-image size-featured-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Carlos Alcaraz\"   decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Fans want to know if Carlos Alcaraz has a girlfriend at the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters.<\/p>\n<p>In a positive development, World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has reportedly been given the green light to resume on-court work ahead of next month\u2019s US Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard, sidelined since April with a wrist injury, raised concerns when he <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/sports\/tennis\/carlos-alcaraz-injury-absence\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">withdrew from the upcoming Canadian Open<\/a> in Montreal, which was expected to be his tune-up in the hard-court swing leading into Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>However, it now appears that he has \u201cfully healed\u201d from his wrist injury and is targeting a return at the Cincinnati Masters, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.laverdad.es\/carlos-alcaraz\/carlos-alcaraz-luz-final-tunel-ultima-revision-20260713195741-nt.html?mrfcid=202607146a55d7392b04f96db8f64b6d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external nofollow\">La Verdad\u2019s Francisco J. Moya<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v-d-p\">\u201cCarlos Alcaraz is already beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel,\u201d Moya reported on Tuesday. \u201cAfter almost four months away from competition due to the right wrist injury he suffered during the Conde de God\u00f3, the Murcian tennis player faces the decisive phase of his recovery with a very defined objective: to return to the courts at the Cincinnati Masters 1000, last major preparation tournament before the US Open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to La Verdad, Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s wrist is \u2018completely healed.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The plan is to gradually increase his training load, with the goal of returning to tennis in Cincinnati next month. <\/p>\n<p>This is great news. <\/p>\n<p>\u2764\ufe0f\ud83d\ude4f<\/p>\n<p>Source:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow external\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Gh6jqLJb7T\">t.co\/Gh6jqLJb7T<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz Return Timeline<\/p>\n<p>The Cincinnati Masters, which gets underway on August 11, is the last prominent ATP event ahead of the US Open \u2014 the final major of the year. As such, it may be Alcaraz\u2019s final chance to get some meaningful reps before his title defense at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>Moya\u2019s report acknowledged that Alcaraz\u2019s decision to withdraw from Montreal raised doubts about his availability for the US Open, but those fears can now be put to rest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"v-d-p\">\u201cThe latest news invites optimism. Although Carlitos is not on the official list of the Canadian Masters 1000 \u2014 \u00a0an absence that initially aroused concern among fans and specialists \u2014 the decision responds to carefully designed medical and sports planning,\u201d wrote the veteran tennis insider. \u201cDeadlines have never been shortened and it will not be done now, when the worst is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz Being Very Careful<\/p>\n<p>The Spaniard and his team are reportedly being extra cautious due to the past precedent of wrist injuries curtailing the careers of players such as Dominic Thiem and Juan Mart\u00edn del Potro. To that end, Alcaraz withdrew from the Canadian Open to avoid exerting undue pressure on his wrist injury, which he sustained in Barcelona in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe decision to resign from Montreal fits perfectly within that conservative strategy,\u201d wrote Moya, while highlighting that Alcaraz withdrew from the Madrid Open, Italian Open, French Open, Queen\u2019s Club Championships and Wimbledon earlier in the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe calendar barely left any margin between the competitive registration and the start of the Canadian tournament, so the risk of returning without sufficient pace was high,\u201d he added. \u201cCincinnati, a tournament that starts on August 13 (just a month from now), offers a much more favorable scenario to measure the true condition of Alcaraz\u2019s wrist.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Alcaraz is cleared to return for the US Open, he will enter as a co-favorite alongside World No. 1 Jannik Sinner, whom he defeated in last year\u2019s final.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/saiheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sai Mohan<\/a> covers the NBA for Heavy.com. Based in Portugal, Sai is a seasoned sportswriter with nearly two decades of publishing experience, including bylines at Yardbarker, FanSided&#8217;s Hoops Habit and more.  <a href=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/author\/saiheavy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More about Sai Mohan<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Fans want to know if Carlos Alcaraz has a girlfriend at the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters. 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