Carlos Alcaraz withdraws from Wimbledon and Queen's with injury - 'They are special tournaments, I'll miss them a lot'

The two-time Wimbledon champion will miss this year’s Championships as he continues his rehabilitation from a right wrist injury.

The 23-year-old has also withdrawn from the Queen's Club Championships, one of the premier grass-court warm-up events, effectively ruling himself out of the entire grass-court season as he focuses on recovery for the remainder of the year.

Confirming his absence on social media, the Spaniard wrote to his followers: "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.

"They are two really special tournaments for me and I'll miss them a lot. We keep working to return as soon as possible!"

Alcaraz had already been forced to withdraw from the French Open, Madrid Open and the Italian Open because of the injury to his right wrist, which he sustained during his first-round victory over Otto Virtanen at the Barcelona Open on April 14.

The seven-time Grand Slam champion lost the Wimbledon final last year across an epic four-set battle with Jannik Sinner, who recently became the youngest to win all nine ATP Masters 1000 events.

Alcaraz has effectively taken the decision to prolong his period of recovery to at least three months in the hope that he can participate throughout the hard-court season.

The reigning champion at Roland-Garros cut short his participation on the clay last month in the hope he would prove his fitness before headlining at SW19 but the world No. 2's absence during the season's third major in London comes as a significant blow for both the player and the tournament as a whole.

Alcaraz's withdrawal will further enhance Sinner's chances of strengthening his grip on the current ATP No. 1 ranking, with the Italian fresh from completing a historic sweep of the career "Golden Masters" at the Italian Open.

The Spaniard surrendered his top status to Sinner last month and the gap at the top of the standings looks set to widen further.

The Italian has enjoyed a dominant run on clay, claiming three ATP Masters 1000 titles in the past five weeks to strengthen his hold on the top spot.

The 24-year-old is ahead of Alcaraz by nearly 3,000 points and claimed a record sixth Masters title in a row after beating Norway's Casper Ruud in the Rome final last weekend.

Alcaraz began the season in historic fashion, capturing his maiden Australian Open crown by beating Novak Djokovic, adding the Melbourne title to his six previous majors won at the US Open (2022, 2025), Wimbledon (2023, 2024) and French Open (2024, 2025).

In doing so, he became the youngest man in history to complete the career Grand Slam, surpassing the American Don Budge - who secured his two days before his 23rd birthday at the 1938 French Open.

But what has been reported as an inflammation of the tendon sheath of the wrist - tenosynovitis - means an end to his run of three consecutive Wimbledon finals (2023 and 2024 champion, 2025 runner-up).

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