Overview
- Carlos Alcaraz, who said Monday the next wrist scans will be “crucial,” is waiting on results to decide if he can play Roland Garros.
- He hurt his right wrist during his Barcelona opener and withdrew from that event, then pulled out of the Madrid Open after scans showed a worse issue than first thought.
- He says he will not risk long‑term damage, while Feliciano López and John Isner warned a wrist layoff could extend into Rome and even Paris.
- Jannik Sinner has reclaimed world No. 1, and Alcaraz’s possible absences, with many ranking points to defend on clay, could widen that gap and reshape the Paris field.
- The calendar leaves little time to regain form, with Rome in early May and Roland Garros starting May 24, so the upcoming test results will set his path.