{"id":2102542,"date":"2026-08-20T12:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102542"},"modified":"2026-08-20T12:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T09:02:57","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-sent-strong-warning-about-his-big-us-open-decision-dont-make-me-mad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2102542","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz sent strong warning about his big US Open decision: &#8216;Don&#8217;t make me mad!&#8217;"},"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 warning about his big US Open decision: \u2018Don\u2019t make me mad!\u2019<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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data-title=\"Carlos Alcaraz sent strong warning about his big US Open decision: \u2018Don\u2019t make me mad!\u2019\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Carlos-Alcaraz-happy-during-his-match-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Carlos Alcaraz happy during his match\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Carlos Alcaraz looks on                            <\/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 urged not to make his comeback from injury at the 2026 US Open in a passionate plea from a former top five ATP Tour player.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish icon is still on the entry list for the US Open, which will get underway on Sunday 30 August, but his participation is uncertain given he has not played in over four months.<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Grand Slam champion suffered a right wrist injury during a first round win at the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona in April.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz is not scheduled to play any events before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/us-open\">US Open<\/a>, and many feel it would be a risk for him to make his return from a lengthy absence in best-of-five set tennis.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old is the defending US Open champion, having beaten Jannik Sinner in last year\u2019s final to secure his second title at the New York major.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Jose Luis Clerc \u2014 a retired Argentine tennis star who is now a commentator and analyst \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-us-open-2026-decision-warning-injury\">told Alcaraz to skip the US Open and make his comeback in Asia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t participate in the US Open,\u201d Clerc said in a message directed to Alcaraz while speaking on ESPN Tenis. \u201cYou haven\u2019t played competitively since April, and those are five-set matches.<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/us-open-withdrawal-list-2026-11-stars-out\"><strong>US Open withdrawal list: 11 stars now out as Carlos Alcaraz &amp; Jannik Sinner among 4 players in doubt<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcarazs-chances-of-playing-the-us-open\"><strong>Serena Williams\u2019 former coach rates Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s chances of playing the US Open<\/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>\u201cStart 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>Former world No 4 Clerc has since appeared on ESPN Tenis again, and he doubled down on his advice to Alcaraz with a short and intense statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t play, Carlitos! Don\u2019t play! Start in Asia like I told you,\u201d Clerc declared.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t make me mad! Did you hear me?\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p>El consejo de Batata Clerc a Carlos Alcaraz para el US Open:<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f \u201c\u00a1No juegues, Carlitos! \u00a1No juegues! Arranc\u00e1 en Asia como te dije. No me hagas calentar. \u00bfMe escuchaste?\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s6yBEfPxWR\">pic.twitter.com\/s6yBEfPxWR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiempo De Tenis (@Tiempodetenis1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Tiempodetenis1\/status\/2089789542937092240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 18, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/carlos-alcaraz-injury-good-sign-leading-expert-exclusive\">Leading injury expert Stephen Smith told Tennis365<\/a> that Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s long injury absence is a result of \u201cone of two things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would think it\u2019s one of two things. It\u2019s either really, really challenging, and he\u2019s still having a lot of symptoms, or they\u2019re being really patient and they\u2019re thinking about how to do this the right way, and how to bring him back and ensure this doesn\u2019t rear its head and they don\u2019t have recurrences,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, without being in that team, it\u2019s hard for us to understand which of those that is. But for his sake, you would hope that it\u2019s the latter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-usopen-fitness-test-holger-rune\">Carlos Alcaraz could stage a very public US Open fitness test as he is set for final decision<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz sent strong warning about his big US Open decision: \u2018Don\u2019t make me mad!\u2019 Ewan West 20 Aug 2026 1:02 PM Carlos Alcaraz looks on Carlos Alcaraz has been urged not to make his comeback from injury at the 2026 US Open in a passionate plea from a former top five ATP Tour player. 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