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!text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Carlos Alcaraz attends a press conference                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> has been told that he is the type of player who could win the US Open despite being out injured for the past four months.<\/p>\n<p>That is according to tennis content creator Gill Gross and esteemed tennis historian and journalist Steve Flink, who discussed several different scenarios when it comes to the Spaniard\u2019s wrist injury.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old hasn\u2019t played a competitive match since sustaining the injury at the Barcelona Open in mid-April, and after much speculation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/carlos-alcarazs-return-date-confirmed-his-name-appears-entry-list\">Alcaraz is scheduled to play at the Cincinnati Masters in August<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gross mused that if the seven-time major winner cannot make that tournament, he should shut his entire season down and prepare for the 2027 campaign. The commentator also said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> is talented enough to hit the ground running and win in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Flink concurred but stressed that Alcaraz has to be extra careful with his wrist, and if he feels discomfort in Cincinnati, he should immediately pull out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>. Indeed, nobody wants another Juan Martin del Potro injury situation.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More Carlos Alcaraz News<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/glad-jannik-sinner-won-wimbledon-mens-tennis-major-charisma-problem-without-carlos-alcaraz\">\u2018I\u2019m glad Jannik Sinner won Wimbledon but I miss Carlos Alcaraz\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/players-give-up-facing-jannik-sinner-carlos-alcaraz-me-too-admits-atp-star\">ATP star admits he and other players \u2018give up when facing Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gross said on his <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_B1a1GiNYlU\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube channel<\/a>, \u201cMy logical brain says if he can\u2019t play in Cincinnati, then he should sit out the rest of the season because it\u2019s going to put him in no position to win the US Open and then post-US Open, it\u2019s just not worth it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother part of my brain says, logic doesn\u2019t really work for all-time greats and talents. Maybe he can win the US Open with no prep! The greats break the rules and how it is supposed to work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA third part of my brain says tennis players don\u2019t like to sit and do nothing when they\u2019re healthy and really, we can analyse it all we want but the reality is, whenever the wrist is good and healthy that is when he\u2019ll come back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flink agreed that the legends of the sport do defy logic and break all the rules and people\u2019s expectations, just as Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer did after injury lay-offs in 2013 and 2017, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>But, the worse scenario would be that Alcaraz\u2019s injury flares up again and then he is not able to defend his Australian Open title in January.<\/p>\n<p>Flink added, \u201cYou couldn\u2019t put it past him to win the US Open. But I don\u2019t want to see him rush it and I think it\u2019s a very tricky injury. I don\u2019t want to see him turn into a Del Potro.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf he starts to feel something in Cincinnati, just get out of there and probably pull out of the US Open immediately. Don\u2019t put yourself in a position where you\u2019re suddenly gone for six more months before you know it and you\u2019re not even back to defend your Australian Open crown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/emma-raducanu-lifestyle-change-advice-greg-rusedski\">Former British No 1 with some candid advice for Emma Raducanu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s rumoured return sparks fresh wrist injury concerns ahead of US Open Richie Mills 17 Jul 2026 1:30 PM Carlos Alcaraz attends a press conference Carlos Alcaraz has been told that he is the type of player who could win the US Open despite being out injured for the past four months. 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