{"id":2089990,"date":"2026-08-12T16:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089990"},"modified":"2026-08-12T16:00:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:00:43","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-sent-strong-message-as-he-is-urged-not-to-play-the-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2089990","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz sent strong message as he is urged not to play the US Open"},"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 sent strong message as he is urged not to play the US Open<\/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\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                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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 sent some clear advice from a former world No 4 about the big decision he has to make over his participation at the 2026 US Open.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish icon is the reigning US Open champion, having defeated Jannik Sinner in last year\u2019s championship match at Flushing Meadows.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is on the entry list for the New York Grand Slam, which will begin on 30 August, but it is unclear whether he will feature, having been out of action since April.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time major champion sustained a right wrist injury in his most recent match \u2014 a first round win at the ATP 500 event in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Masters, which means he is not set to play any tournaments before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jose Luis Clerc, a retired Argentine tennis star who is now a renowned commentator and analyst, urged Alcaraz to skip the final major of the season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t participate in the US Open,\u201d Clerc said in a message directed to Alcaraz while speaking to ESPN Tenis.<\/p>\n<h2>More Carlos Alcaraz News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/andy-roddick-rates-carlos-alcaraz-playing-us-open-withdrawal\"><strong>Andy Roddick rates Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s chances of playing the US Open after latest withdrawal<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-shocking-injury-comments-italian-tennis-chief\"><strong>Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury questioned in astonishing comments from Italian tennis medical chief<\/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>\u201cYou haven\u2019t played competitively since April, and those are five-set matches. Start with the Asian tour to get back to your best; you need to be at your best to win a tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/carlos-alcaraz-us-open-leading-injury-expert-shocked\">In an exclusive interview with Tennis365<\/a>, leading injury expert Stephen Smith said he would be \u201cshocked\u201d if Alcaraz played the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the US Open compounds almost every welfare risk at once \u2014 extreme heat and humidity in New York, hardest surface in the game, best-of-five matches that can go four or five hours,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a guy that\u2019s been off for a significant period of time, as well, you would expect that he probably would play more sets than he normally would given the talent he has.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor anyone managing some sort of soft tissue or bone issue, the court surface offers the least protection of any of the majors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGiven how patient they\u2019ve been, I would be shocked to see him at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you\u2019re taking that patient approach and you\u2019re progressively building, why throw somebody back in to the hardest thing they might do all year? Surely, you want that to be a progressive build.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-usopen-decision-wrist-injury\">Carlos Alcaraz can only make one decision as he weighs up US Open options<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz sent strong message as he is urged not to play the US Open Ewan West 12 Aug 2026 5:00 PM Carlos Alcaraz speaks at a press conference Carlos Alcaraz has been sent some clear advice from a former world No 4 about the big decision he has to make over his participation at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-2089990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2089990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2089990\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2089990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2089990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2089990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}