Carlos Alcaraz has been sitting on the sidelines for the best part of three months.
The Spanish superstar, a winner of seven major titles, suffered a worrying wrist injury at the Barcelona Open in April.
The injury has forced Alcaraz to miss some of the ATP Tour’s greatest events, including Roland Garros and Wimbledon.
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Despite his absence, Alcaraz still holds an Open Era record – leading all other players since 1968.
The Spaniard, 23, finds himself one spot ahead of tennis legend Roger Federer in this particular statistical area.
Carlos Alcaraz’s Open Era record among male players
Of all male players who have competed on the ATP circuit in the Open Era, no one has a higher winning percentage on points lasting four to six shots than Carlos Alcaraz.
As per Tennis Abstract, Alcaraz has won 55.7 per cent of these points, leading Roger Federer [55.1], Nishesh Basavareddy [55], Stefan Edberg [54.6] and Pete Sampras [54.5].
Jannik Sinner and Martin Klizan have also won 54.5 per cent of rallies lasting four to six shots.
Rafael Nadal won 54.4 per cent during his career, while Novak Djokovic has won 54.1 per cent of those points.
Carlos Alcaraz’s 2026 Grand Slam record
- Australian Open: completed the ‘Career Grand Slam’ after beating Novak Djokovic in the final
- Roland Garros: DNP due to injury
- Wimbledon: DNP due to injury
Alcaraz will seek to improve his stranglehold over this statistic when he returns to the Tour in August.
The Spaniard is set to end his long absence from competitive play next month, as he is expected to compete at the Cincinnati Open.
Alcaraz is the defending Cincinnati Open champion: he defeated Jannik Sinner in last year’s final.
| Year | Round reached | Opponent |
| 2021 | R1 | Lorenzo Sonego |
| 2022 | QF | Cameron Norrie |
| 2023 | F | Novak Djokovic |
| 2024 | R2 | Gael Monfils |
| 2025 | CHAMPION | Jannik Sinner |
Jelena Ostapenko leads Carlos Alcaraz
Of all Open Era players, only Jelena Ostapenko has won a higher percentage of rallies lasting four to six shots than Carlos Alcaraz.
Ostapenko, the 2017 Roland Garros Women’s Singles champion, has won 57.2 per cent of these points throughout her singles career.
Iga Świątek is second on the women’s list with a percentage of 55.6.
Aryna Sabalenka, Camila Giorgi and Justine Henin round out the top five.
