Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s unfortunate wrist injury suffered at the Barcelona Open has sent his ATP Tour season into a spiral.<\/p>\n
The Spaniard was forced out of his home tournament with the injury and it also caused him to miss the Madrid Open on home soil for the second game running.<\/p>\n
The World No. 2 will not be competing at the Italian Open or Roland Garros, with his time on the European clay court swing effectively over before it even started.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz<\/a> has not confirmed exactly when he will return to the sport, with speculation covering everything from the grass court season to the start of the 2027 campaign.<\/p>\n In Cope Murcia, Spanish journalist \u00c1ngel Garc\u00eda has been far more positive about when fans could be seeing the return of the 2026 Australian Open champion.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf with conservative treatment, which I know is the case, Carlos is going to recover from the injury and become himself again, then so be it, whenever that happens.<\/p>\n \u201cI do have hope, I\u2019ll say it already, and I think it\u2019s a message that will excite our audience. I think he can make it not only to Wimbledon<\/a>, but also to Queen\u2019s beforehand as preparation. In other words, that in about a month and a half, Carlos might be back playing tennis again.\u201d<\/p>\n Alcaraz has, of course, been here before. The Spaniard suffered an injury during his Barcelona Open final in 2025 against Holger Rune<\/a>, which forced him out of the Madrid Open.<\/p>\n