{"id":2087788,"date":"2026-08-11T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2087788"},"modified":"2026-08-11T12:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:00:08","slug":"carlos-alcarazs-injury-questioned-in-astonishing-comments-from-italian-tennis-medical-chief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2087788","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz&#8217;s injury questioned in astonishing comments from Italian tennis medical chief"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury questioned in astonishing comments from Italian tennis medical chief<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" 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     Carlos Alcaraz reacts after his match                            <\/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> remains on the sidelines due to injury, and the Spanish icon has been the subject of some astonishing comments from an Italian Tennis Federation official.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been absent from the tour since sustaining a right wrist injury in his first round win at the Barcelona Open in April.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is reportedly suffering from tenosynovitis \u2014 an inflammation of the tendon sheath in the wrist.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 2 has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Masters, which begins on Thursday, and there are doubts over his participation at the 2026 US Open.<\/p>\n<p>Gianni Daniele, the chief doctor and chair of the medical and anti-doping commission of the Italian Tennis Federation, has made some staggering and unsubstantiated claims about Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Italian newspaper\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.repubblica.it\/sport\/tennis\/2026\/08\/10\/news\/sinner_perche_infortunato_alcaraz-425520840\/amp\/\" target=\"_blank\">la Repubblica<\/a>, Daniele cast doubt over Alcaraz\u2019s injury and asserted that the 23-year-old is \u201cexperiencing a sort of mental weakness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s never been entirely clear what kind of wrist injury Carlos suffered,\u201d said Daniele.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/carlos-alcaraz-us-open-leading-injury-expert-shocked\"><strong>Exclusive: Will Carlos Alcaraz play the US Open? Leading injury expert \u2018would be shocked\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/cincinnati-open-withdrawals-jannik-sinner-withdraws\"><strong>Cincinnati Open withdrawal list: 14 names now out as Jannik Sinner withdraws<\/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>\u201cNow there\u2019s a rumour going around that he\u2019s experiencing a sort of mental weakness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStruggling to regain his former intensity, a form of depression has reportedly set in, creating a vicious cycle that prevents him from regaining the same confidence he had in the past.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoubts are beginning to take hold in his mind, and it\u2019s a real shame \u2014 even for the world No 1 (Jannik Sinner) \u2014 not to be facing a rival of immense class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It is baffling that someone in a prominent position at a national tennis federation would make such a statement about a player\u2019s health, and understandably, Daniele has come under fire.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Moron, a leading Spanish tennis journalist, took to Twitter\/X to lambast Daniele for his comments about Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is absolutely DISGRACEFUL,\u201d Moron began (translated from Spanish).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy speaks about Carlos like this without having the slightest clue what he\u2019s talking about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seems utterly abhorrent to me that [someone] from the Italian Tennis Federation would have words of such magnitude toward Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t imagine the Spanish Federation saying anything about Jannik [Sinner]. You\u2019ve got to have more class.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-injury-fine-no-red-flag-rick-macci\">\u2018Everything with Carlos Alcaraz is fine after Cincinnati Open withdrawal\u2019, says legendary coach<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury questioned in astonishing comments from Italian tennis medical chief Ewan West 11 Aug 2026 1:00 PM Carlos Alcaraz reacts after his match Carlos Alcaraz remains on the sidelines due to injury, and the Spanish icon has been the subject of some astonishing comments from an Italian Tennis Federation official. 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