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     Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 US Open.                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>A former American ATP Tour star has shared his thoughts on the prospect of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> returning from his wrist injury to play the 2026 US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz has been sidelined since April due to a right wrist injury that he suffered during his opening round win at the Barcelona Open.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Grand Slam champion will not make his comeback at the Cincinnati Open, with the Spanish superstar\u2019s withdrawal from the Masters 1000 tournament confirmed earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>After missing both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, Alcaraz remains on the entry list for the 2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>, which is the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the season.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 2 is the reigning champion at Flushing Meadows, but many feel it would be difficult for him to play a major without a warmup tournament after such a delicate injury.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TennisChannel\/videos\" target=\"_blank\">Tennis Channel<\/a>, Steve Johnson weighed in on Alcaraz\u2019s lengthy absence from the tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m just a bit sad for all the tennis fans out there,\u201d said the former world No 21. \u201cWe want to see Carlos back \u2013 tennis is better when he is out there and competing.<\/p>\n<h2>More ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\/carlos-alcaraz-alternative-plan-b-emerges-us-open-cincinnati-setback\"><strong>Carlos Alcaraz plan B emerges ahead of US Open \u2013 \u2018That option is still on the table\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-wrist-injury-andy-murray-comments\"><strong>Andy Murray has already warned Carlos Alcaraz what will happen when he returns from his wrist injury<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <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> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut look, there are good signs. You can see him moving in some of these videos that he\u2019s posting, it\u2019s getting closer and closer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you\u2019ve got to just be so careful with the right wrist injury for Carlos. He\u2019s so young, still so much life ahead of him on tour. So you can\u2019t rush it back, but I really hope he\u2019s back for the [US] Open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Johnson added:\u00a0\u201cFor the common man, no [I would not advise them to return for the US Open]. But if you\u2019re Carlos Alcaraz, you can do whatever you want. If there\u2019s somebody that could do it, I believe it\u2019s him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut you just got to be super smart because that\u2019s his money-maker \u2013 that right wrist, that forehand, that serve, the power that he can generate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo unless he is 100% healthy and feels that he can finish the tournament, seven matches, best three out of five, then he shouldn\u2019t play, which is not what you want to hear as a tennis fan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/richard-krajicek-exclusive-interview-rafael-jodar-carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner\">Exclusive \u2013 Richard Krajicek names rising ATP star who could challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Carlos Alcaraz play the US Open? \u2018If there\u2019s somebody that could do it, it\u2019s him\u2019 Ewan West 07 Aug 2026 6:00 PM Carlos Alcaraz at the 2025 US Open. 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