He had missed the French Open, \u200cWimbledon and the North American hard-court events in Toronto and Cincinnati
\n LONDON
\nCarlos \u200cAlcaraz will return to competitive tennis at the US Open, ending a more than four-month absence caused by a wrist injury, in a bid to defend his title in New York.
\nThe seven-time Grand Slam champion confirmed on Thursday that he will play the August 30-September 13 tournament after withdrawing from the Barcelona Open in April and missing the French Open, \u200cWimbledon and the North American hard-court events in Toronto and Cincinnati.
\nAlcaraz had initially targeted Cincinnati, where he won last year, for his comeback. But he opted to give his wrist more time to recover.
\nHe has gradually increased his workload in recent weeks and trained with Denmark\u2019s Holger Rune in Murcia as he tested the injury at higher intensity.
\nHis return was also given a football-style announcement on Instagram by transfer reporter Fabrizio Romano, who posted \u201cHere we go!\u201d alongside confirmation that Alcaraz would be back at the US Open.
\nNew York holds particular significance for Alcaraz. He won \u200chis first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows in 2022, becoming the youngest player to reach \u200cworld \u200cnumber one in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings.
\nAlcaraz became the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam in January with his triumph, at age 22, at the Australian Open.
\nHe added the ATP hard court title in Doha in February.
\nBut after withdrawing in Barcelona he pulled out of tournaments in Madrid and Rome before withdrawing from Roland Garros, where he was the two-time reigning champion.
\nHe also missed Wimbledon, where rival Jannik Sinner prevailed for the second year in a row on the London grass, beating French Open winner Alexander Zverev in the final.
\nZverev had moved into second in the world rankings ahead of Alcaraz after Wimbledon, but Alcaraz has since regained the number two spot ahead of the German.
\nUntil this year Alcaraz had missed just one Grand Slam since making his main draw debut at the 2021 Australian Open, missing Melbourne in 2023 with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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