Reigning French Open champion Carlos Alcaraz won’t be defending his title at Roland Garros this year.
The seven-time Grand Slam winner announced in a social media post on Friday, April 24, that recent tests on his injured wrist will force him to withdraw from upcoming scheduled appearances at next month’s Italian Open in Rome, as well as the only tennis Grand Slam contested on clay courts each year.
Alcaraz, 22, has won the French Open in back-to-back years and became the youngest man to complete the career grand slam in tennis when he captured the first Grand Slam title of the 2026 season at the Australian Open in January. Alcaraz’s comeback from two sets down to beat Jannik Sinner in a fifth-set tiebreaker to win the 2025 French Open final is considered one of the great matches in Roland Garros history.
The 2026 French Open is slated to begin on May 18.
“After the results of the tests carried out today, we have decided that the most prudent thing to do is to be cautious and not participate in Rome or Roland Garros as we wait to evaluate the progress so we can decide when to return to the court,” Alcaraz wrote in the Instagram post. “This is a difficult time for me, but I am sure we will come out of it stronger.”
Concerns about Alcaraz’s wrist injury began to grow last week when he had to withdraw from the Madrid Open after winning his first-round match. He cited initial tests that revealed the wrist issue was more serious than first thought and expressed uncertainty about his status for Roland Garros in subsequent interviews.
Alcaraz is currently ranked No. 2 in the world behind Sinner after losing to Sinner in the finals at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters earlier this month, but Alcaraz has won three of the past four Grand Slam events in men’s tennis.
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