After weeks of speculation, Carlos Alcaraz confirmed he would not be playing the Italian Open or Roland Garros this year.
Alcaraz’s wrist injury, which he suffered at the Barcelona Open, will keep him from both clay court events this season.
The Spaniard will not be defending his Roland Garros title, which he won in back-to-back years in 2024 and 2025.
After confirming his plans for an unfortunate ATP Tour hiatus, Alcaraz’s return tournament has now been slated.
Carlos Alcaraz’s return tournament has been set
According to MARCA, Alcaraz’s current aim is to be back involved in the ATP Tour by the grass court season.
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The Spaniard has currently signed up to Queen’s in London as his first grass court tournament as he looks to defend his title from 2025.
Alcaraz defeated Jiri Lehecka in the Queen’s final last year as his warm-up to Wimbledon, where he would go on to reach the final.
The star holds two Wimbledon crowns, in back-to-back years in 2023 and 2024, and he will be looking to add another at SW19 in 2026.
If he is fit and healthy, Alcaraz is expected to play Queen’s and Wimbledon back-to-back to complete his time on the grass.
Could Carlos Alcaraz play another grass court tournament?
Should Alcaraz return at Queen’s, that will mean he misses over two months of action on the ATP Tour from his withdrawal in Barcelona.
It is currently unclear the severity of his wrist injury, but it would not be unsurprising to speculate about other grass court plans for the Spaniard.
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The grass court season is notoriously short, but there are several other ATP events which take place on the surface before Queen’s and Wimbledon.
If Alcaraz’s wrist is healed following the culmination of Roland Garros, there is every chance the Spaniard could play the Stuttgart Open or Rosmalen Championships in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
Both tournaments are ATP 250 events, but they come just before Queen’s and could be the perfect place for Alcaraz’s comeback.
