Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of Wimbledon while citing an ongoing injury, following his withdrawal from the French Open.
Alcaraz took to social media on Tuesday to announce the news, which will also see him miss Queen’s, the London grass-court tournament that many players use as a warm-up for Wimbledon.
The update follows news in April that the Spaniard would not compete at the French Open in Paris, which began this week, due to a wrist problem.
“My recovery is going well and I feel much better, but unfortunately I’m still not ready to be able to play,” Alcaraz wrote on Tuesday.
“And that’s why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon. They are two really special tournaments for me and I’ll miss them a lot.
“We keep working to return as soon as possible!”
Alcaraz is a two-time champion at Wimbledon, having beaten Novak Djokovic in back-to-back finals in 2023 and 2024. The 23-year-old then finished as runner-up last season, as he was defeated by Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz, a former world No 1 who is currently ranked second, is also a two-time champion at Queen’s. He lifted the trophy there in 2023 and 2025.
Alcaraz’s withdrawal from Wimbledon leaves Sinner as a huge favourite at the grass-court major, just as the Italian is on the clay of the French Open.
Sinner, 24, said he was “sad” to learn of Alcaraz’s withdrawal from Roland Garros in April, but that news – and Tuesday’s – gives the world No 1 a great chance of taking his grand slam haul from four to six in the coming months.
Before beating Alcaraz at SW19 last summer, he narrowly lost to the Spaniard in an all-time classic in the French Open final. The rivals met again in the final of the US Open, where Alcaraz triumphed.
Alcaraz also won the Australian Open in January, beating Djokovic in the final after the Serb overcame Sinner in a scintillating semi-final. The Spaniard’s victory in Melbourne made him a seven-time major champion, but he will have to wait until the US Open in September – at the earliest – to add to that tally.
Alcaraz’s last competitive outing on court was in Barcelona in April, where he was beaten by Tomas Machac in the round of 16. Prior to that, “Carlitos” was defeated by Sinner in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters. Both tournaments are played on clay.
