Andy Roddick Admits There Are Concerns That Carlos Alcaraz Will Miss Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz has already withdrawn from the Italian Open and the French Open.

Andy Roddick Admits There Are Concerns That Carlos Alcaraz Will Miss Wimbledon

Andy Roddick, Carlos Alcaraz (Image via X/AllAboutHQ, Carlos Alcaraz 4K)

In Short
  • Andy Roddick expressed concerns that Carlos Alcaraz may miss Wimbledon due to a wrist injury.
  • Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Italian Open and Roland Garros, losing significant ranking points.
  • Reports indicate Alcaraz's team is considering changes to his tournament schedule to prevent future injuries.

Andy Roddick has hinted at the possibility of Carlos Alcaraz missing the Wimbledon Championships. Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Italian Open and Roland Garros due to a wrist injury he sustained at the Barcelona Open. The Spaniard didn’t compete in Madrid, which means he will lose 3,000 ranking points.

As the defending champion of the Italian Open and French Open, Alcaraz must be disappointed that he cannot play at the tournaments. He had a great run on clay last year, winning the Monte Carlo Masters before reaching the final of the Barcelona Open, where he lost to Holger Rune. He skipped the Madrid Open and then claimed the Rome Masters and French Open.

This tremendous form means that, after a dodgy Sunshine Double swing, he was left vulnerable to an attack by his arch-rival Jannik Sinner. This came possibly shorter than anticipated as Sinner defeated him at the Monte Carlo Masters, to reclaim the World No.1 spot, and Alcaraz dropped to No.2.

In a bid to return to the top of the rankings, Alcaraz decided to feature at the Barcelona Open. In his opening match against Otto Virtanen, he twisted his forearm while trying to win a point. It turned out to be a serious wrist injury after tests, which forced him to announce that he will not play in Rome and Paris.

However, former World No.2 and compatriot Alex Corretja revealed that the wrist injury might force Alcaraz to miss the Wimbledon Championships. With no details on the full extent of the injury, Roddick aligned with Corretja’s views during the latest episode of the Served podcast. He stressed that there’s a definite concern around the Spaniard’s injury:

Of course, because we don’t know anything. If you’re pulling out of tournaments four weeks in advance, yeah, you’re definitely concerned. We’re guessing, we’re guessing based on context clues. If you finished a match in Barcelona, I know you called the trainer during that, it feels like wear and tear. We’re hoping it’s not a major injury; the context clues don’t suggest that it was something that was ripped, torn in a major way, and we hope that’s the case.

With Alcaraz not participating in any clay tournament this season, Sinner has taken full control of the men’s circuit. The Italian star is now the favorite to win the Madrid Open, the Italian Open, and should he win the French Open, he will claim his Career Grand Slam, just months after Alcaraz did the same at the Australian Open.

Carlos Alcaraz told to change his 2027 schedule following wrist injury

Carlos Alcaraz has often chosen to play five tournaments during the clay season, but ends up playing in three or four. In 2024, he withdrew from the Monte Carlo Masters and Italian Open. Last year, he withdrew from the Madrid Open. This season, he has played in just two clay-court tournaments, withdrawing from three.

Carlos Alcaraz
Carlos Alcaraz (Image via X/Carlos Alcaraz 4K)

There have been reports since the wrist injury that Alcaraz’s team is looking to adjust his calendar this season to prevent a recurrence. That means the 22-year-old will not play back-to-back tournaments on tour. During the aforementioned conversation, Andy Roddick noted that Alcaraz needs to change his schedule next season:

By the way, he has not been scared to take tournaments off going into Roland Garros the past two years. So maybe don’t play back-to-back weeks on clay anymore. You’ve gotten hurt in Barcelona while trying to tack it on to Monte Carlo the last couple of years. I know it’s easier said than done, local pressures, it’s in your hometown, and everything else. Curious if you kind of take a step back and start scheduling maybe a little bit differently.

Alcaraz will have to take a new approach to his body following this injury. He said at the beginning of the season that he’s physically better than last year, but when he played back-to-back clay tournaments, he injured his wrist.

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