Overview
- Alcaraz has not played competitively since retiring from the Barcelona Open with a right‑wrist tenosynovitis diagnosis, which forced him to miss Roland Garros, Wimbledon and several Masters events.
- His team has released intense practice clips this week that show powerful serving and forehands but coaches report he is training at only about 50–55%, not full match intensity.
- A final call on whether he will travel to the US Open is expected within days and media reports conflict over whether the team will opt to withdraw to avoid re‑injury.
- Medical experts warn tenosynovitis can flare if a wrist is exposed too quickly to extended match loads and coaches note the US Open’s best‑of‑five format raises re‑injury risk.
- If he skips New York, Alcaraz faces short‑term ranking and commercial losses but could use staged returns such as smaller hard‑court events or the Laver Cup to rebuild match rhythm safely; past wrist cases show highly varied long‑term outcomes.