Carlos Alcaraz out of Wimbledon over wrist harm blamed on ‘personal time’
Tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz will not be able to try regain his Wimbledon title this year after the two-time champion has had to withdraw from the UK event due to an ongoing wrist issue
Carlos Alcaraz injury problems continue (Image: Europa Press Sports, Europa Press via Getty Images)
A two-time Wimbledon champion has pulled out of the UK’s top tennis competition after in his third major withdrawal this year.
Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from Wimbledon, Madrid Open and the French open due to a wrist injury with his ‘private time’ rumoured to have played a part.
The 23-year-old, who won the title in 2023 and 2024 before losing to Jannik Sinner in last year’s final, has been struggling with a wrist injury which has already forced him to pull out of the French Open.
Alcaraz’s lifestyle, including his fondness for golf and video games in his private time, has been suggested to have played an impact on his recovery from the injury that prematurely ended his clay court season, a tennis commentator has suggested.
During the podcast Schiaffo Al Volo, Eurosport commentator Jacopo Lo Monaco suggested that Alcaraz’s wrist injury might be linked to playing golf.
He said: “The wrist is vulnerable, and sometimes you have to take care of your body while also understanding that, as a professional athlete, you may have to give up things you enjoy because it could make the situation worse. You could inflame a body part by doing movements you can avoid.
“We’ve done a little research. Can playing too much golf have an impact? It certainly could. Spending hours playing video games – and I think many of you have done this – can cause pain in your fingers, hands, or wrists after a while, if you keep playing.
“If he hadn’t done it, would the same inflammation have developed? Maybe yes, maybe not. The life of an athlete at this level is also a life of sacrifice.”
On Tuesday (May 19), the Spaniard confirmed he would not participate at the All England Club this year.
“My recovery is going well and I feel much better, but unfortunately I’m still not ready to be able to play, and that’s why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon,” a post on Alcaraz’s official X account read.
“They are two really special tournaments for me and I’ll miss them a lot. We keep working to return as soon as possible!”
The year began well for Alcaraz. He beat Novak Djokovic in the final of the Australian Open to complete a career Grand Slam, adding to his two Wimbledon crowns and two French Open triumphs in 2024 and 2025.
Aged 22 at the time, he became the youngest man to achieve the feat.
Alcaraz appeared to sustain the injury in a match at the Barcelona Open, with tests showing it was more serious than first thought and ruling him out of a tournament in Madrid.
