Overview
- Tournament organisers confirmed on Tuesday that Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Masters because of an ongoing right‑wrist injury.
- The wrist problem began at the Barcelona Open in April and has already ruled him out of the French Open and Wimbledon as he has managed lingering inflammation treated as tenosynovitis.
- Skipping Cincinnati removes his primary hard‑court tune‑up ahead of Flushing Meadows and will cost him 1,000 ATP points from last year’s title, a loss that is expected to affect his world ranking.
- Alcaraz’s camp has not released a detailed medical bulletin; Spanish reporter Germán Abril and others say the decision was a precautionary, considered step in a staged recovery rather than proof of a new acute setback.
- With the US Open starting August 30, his options now include seeking a late wildcard into a smaller warm‑up event or withdrawing from New York to prioritise full rehab, and his team must weigh the short‑term title defence against long‑term wrist risk.