Overview
- Alcaraz withdrew from the Cincinnati Open, organizers confirmed on Tuesday, after a right‑wrist injury that has kept him out since the Barcelona Open in April.
- Cincinnati tournament director Bob Moran issued the official notice and wished Alcaraz well in his recovery, confirming the 2025 champion will not defend his title in Ohio.
- The injury has been described in coverage as tenosynovitis, inflammation of a tendon sheath that can flare under match stress and complicates a rapid return to multi‑match play.
- Missing Cincinnati removes Alcaraz’s main planned warmup and increases the chance he will miss the US Open, which would expose him to a loss of roughly 3,000 hard‑court ranking points.
- Recent practice videos showed powerful hitting and prompted positive reactions from peers, but commentators warned that filmed drills do not prove endurance for best‑of‑five Grand Slam matches and urged caution.