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Carlos Alcaraz with Andy Roddick inset                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Fans are still eagerly anticipated the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> following a wrist injury the Spaniard suffered at the Barcelona Open back in April.<\/p>\n<p>The star tweaked his wrist in the first round of the clay court event against Otto Virtanen, which has subsequently forced him out of five months of action.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz missed the rest of the clay court season and followed it up by missing the entirety of grass court swing, including his Wimbledon title defence.<\/p>\n<p>He was expected to return for the North American hardcourt swing, including the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open, but he has withdrawn from both.<\/p>\n<p>His next available tournament is now the US Open, which he has signed up to, but his appearance at Flushing Meadows is far from certain at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on his podcast <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_WFHwRbzcIQ\" target=\"_blank\">Served<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/andy-roddick\">Andy Roddick<\/a> discussed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz\u2019s<\/a> chances of playing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/us-open\">US Open<\/a> this year.<\/p>\n<h2>More Carlos Alcaraz news<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-shocking-injury-comments-italian-tennis-chief\">Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury questioned in astonishing comments from Italian tennis medical chief<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/carlos-alcaraz-us-open-leading-injury-expert-shocked\">Will Carlos Alcaraz play the US Open? Leading injury expert \u2018would be shocked\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo one\u2019s going to want to hear this, I think it\u2019s really hard to come back and have your first tournament be three out of five sets,\u201d said Roddick.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the US Open\u2019s in doubt. And I don\u2019t know, I\u2019m not a doctor. This isn\u2019t one of those ones where I come on and say I have some information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just when you\u2019re taking your time and you\u2019ve been so diligent about being safe and not being irresponsible, that risk comes back, all of a sudden he\u2019s in a five setter first round of the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat would be counter to everything that he has done so far with taking his time and being patient with his injury. If you don\u2019t know where your wrist is at or let\u2019s say iyou think it\u2019s 100%.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the first time you play an extended format and it\u2019s four hours, it\u2019s going to feel some kind of way. Anytime you come back from an extended injury, you play that first game, you go in and your team sits down and goes, \u2018How did it feel? How is it different? How are we going to go about this?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving those conversations after playing an hour and 20 minutes in Cincinnati versus potentially having to play, you know, seven five-setter in 14 or 15 days, I think it\u2019s different. Now, if anyone can do it and just jump in mid-stream, it is Carlos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut it would just be counter to the way that they\u2019ve gone about this injury, at least outside. I think I\u2019d be surprised if he just rocked up and played the US Open now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAgain, I have no information right or maybe it\u2019s just I\u2019m close but let\u2019s be extra cautious and I will be ready to go at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s certainly an option also and I hope that\u2019s I would love nothing more than to be dead wrong on this thing. It\u2019s just outside looking in in a perfect scenario. You want to go kick some rust off and kind of see where you\u2019re at.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Both Alcaraz and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/jannik-sinner\">Jannik Sinner<\/a> will arrive at the US Open, if they play, having not played a warm-up event on the North American hardcourt swing.<\/p>\n<p>While Alcaraz is still dealing with his wrist issues, Sinner is working through a knee injury, which he has been nursing back in Italy ahead of the US Open.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andy Roddick rates Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s chances of playing the US Open after latest withdrawal Liam McMillen 11 Aug 2026 2:00 PM Carlos Alcaraz with Andy Roddick inset Fans are still eagerly anticipated the return of Carlos Alcaraz following a wrist injury the Spaniard suffered at the Barcelona Open back in April. 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