Breaking: Carlos Alcaraz Ruled Out of 2026 French Open With Wrist Injury

Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from French Open

World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Roland Garros after scans on a wrist injury. Sinner can extend his No. 1 lead and chase a Career Grand Slam in Paris.

After classic wins over Sinner and Zverev in the last two finals, Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his Roland Garros crown due to a wrist injury, ending his 2026 clay season...

 

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz will miss the French Open due to a wrist injury, a significant setback amid a packed clay-court schedule.

  

The world No. 2 injured his right wrist in his opening-round win over Otto Virtanen in Barcelona and withdrew from the tournament immediately after.

After scans, he will now skip the second major of the year in Paris along with the upcoming Masters 1000 in Rome, a tournament he won in 2025.

“After the results of the tests carried out today, we have decided that the most prudent thing is to be cautious and not participate in Rome and Roland Garros, while we wait to assess the evolution to decide when we will return to the court,” Alcaraz said on social media.

Después de los resultados de las pruebas realizadas hoy, hemos decidido que lo más prudente es ser cautos y no participar en Roma y Roland Garros, a la espera de valorar la evolución para decidir cuándo volveremos a la pista. Es un momento complicado para mí, pero estoy seguro de… pic.twitter.com/U6PhjtXnBX

— Carlos Alcaraz (@carlosalcaraz) April 24, 2026

“It's a complicated moment for me, but I'm sure we'll come out stronger from here.”

  

Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in a five-and-a-half-hour classic in last year’s final, after defeating Alexander Zverev in five sets the year prior.

He won’t get the chance to defend his Roland Garros title, leaving Sinner as the clear favorite to claim his first French Open and complete the Career Grand Slam.

 

Alcaraz completed that feat himself in January at the Australian Open, becoming the youngest man in the Open Era to win all four majors.

Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner in a five-and-a-half-hour classic in last year’s final, after defeating Alexander Zverev in five sets the year prior.

 

He won’t get the chance to defend his Roland Garros title, leaving Sinner as the clear favorite to claim his first French Open and complete the Career Grand Slam.

 

Alcaraz completed that feat himself in January at the Australian Open, becoming the youngest man in the Open Era to win all four majors.

  

Sinner, who took back the world No. 1 ranking from Alcaraz with his Monte Carlo final win less than two weeks ago, can now extend his lead with the Spaniard sidelined.

Some heartbreaking news as Carlos Alcaraz, our 2024 and 2025 champion, will not be able to defend his title at Roland-Garros 2026 due to a wrist injury 💔

Wishing you all the best in your recovery Carlos, we’ll miss you!#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/llrEn9CCJA

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) April 24, 2026

The Italian found out about his rival’s withdrawal during his post-match interview after beating Benjamin Bonzi at the Madrid Open and wished Alcaraz a quick recovery.

“It's sad ‌for tennis. Me being a competitor, I always want to play against the best in the world and he definitely is the best in the world here on this surface... I wish him to recover as fast as possible,” Sinner said.