Alcaraz started the yr by profitable his first Australian Open title and changing into the youngest man to finish the profession Grand Slam.
He would have been seeking to kick on additional in 2026, however will now miss the complete grass court docket season together with nearly all of the clay court docket swing.
Alcaraz had been set to play at Queen’s, the place he’s a two-time winner, earlier than Wimbledon begins on 29 June.
He’s now set to lose much more floor within the rankings to Italy’s Sinner, who changed him as world primary final month and has gained the previous six Masters 1,000 tournaments, together with three up to now 5 weeks.
The previous 9 males’s main singles titles have been cut up between Alcaraz and Sinner, with the Spaniard profitable 5 of them.
Alcaraz’s withdrawal from Wimbledon concurrently opens up the draw and boosts Sinner’s title hopes, given his current dominance on the ATP Tour.
Nevertheless, the 24-year-old Italian has mentioned he is not going to play any grass court docket occasions within the construct as much as Wimbledon after a draining few months.
Wrist accidents are notoriously problematic for tennis gamers, particularly if not managed accurately, and Alcaraz beforehand mentioned he didn’t need to do additional hurt for “future tournaments”.
Talking on the Laureus Awards in April earlier than asserting his resolution to withdraw from the French Open, he mentioned: “I’ve a really lengthy profession forward of me, with a few years nonetheless to return.
“Forcing issues at this Roland Garros may actually hurt me for future tournaments.”
Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem retired on the finish of 2024 after his profession was derailed by a wrist harm, whereas Juan Martin del Potro was additionally affected by a wrist downside after profitable his sole main on the 2009 US Open.
