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Carlos Alcaraz's Injury Concerns Raises Serious Questions for Ex-Pro: "Bit Disconcerting"

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Carlos Alcaraz‘s clay-court season has already come to an abrupt end. It all came crashing down for the Spaniard at his home event in Barcelona where he sustained a wrist injury during his first-round clash against Otto Virtanen.

Carlos Alcaraz ESP, APRIL 14, 2026 - Tennis : Carlos Alcaraz during singles 1st round match against Otto Virtanen on the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell tennis tournament at the Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. Noxthirdxpartyxsales PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxJPN aflo_326978077 ©IMAGO/AFLOSPORT Carlos Alcaraz ‘s clay-court season has already come to an abrupt end. It all came crashing down for the Spaniard at his home event in Barcelona where he sustained a wrist injury during his first-round clash against Otto Virtanen.

Alcaraz had to eventually withdraw from the Madrid Open, Rome Masters and French Open. He will now be aiming to make his comeback before Wimbledon. However, Greg Rusedski doesn’t feel that this is going to be an easy task.

The former British No. 1 isn’t sure if Alcaraz will have enough time to prepare for the Grand Slam. The 22-year-old will be hoping to feature in some grass-court events before participating in Wimbledon.

But the question is if he will be able to make his return on time. “It’s a bit disconcerting, because he will miss Paris, which represents two more weeks of absence, for a total of four and a half weeks of stoppage for the moment because of his injury. Will he have enough time, three weeks later, to prepare for the Wimbledon tournament?

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