Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz, speaking Monday at the Laureus awards in Madrid with his wrist immobilized, said he is waiting on test results and cannot confirm he will play Roland Garros.
- He withdrew from Barcelona after feeling wrist pain in his opener and then pulled out of the Madrid Open when scans showed a more serious issue.
- Madrid tournament director Feliciano López said playing Rome looks almost impossible and hinted Paris could be at risk, noting he was drawing on his own similar injury experience rather than Alcaraz’s medical team.
- Alcaraz said he would prefer to skip Roland Garros rather than rush back and risk long‑term damage to his career.
- With Alcaraz defending about 3,000 ranking points from last year’s wins in Rome and Paris—and Novak Djokovic also out of Madrid with a shoulder problem—the clay season draw and rankings picture could shift toward Jannik Sinner and others.