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Carlos Alcaraz’s pursuit of the calendar Grand Slam—and his clay-court season—got here to an abrupt finish at present.
Reigning Rome and Roland Garros champion Alcaraz is out of each Rome and Roland Garros as he continues restoration from a proper wrist harm that compelled him to drag out of Barcelona after his opening-round win over Otto Virtanen.
“After the outcomes of the exams carried out at present, we’ve got determined that essentially the most prudent factor to do is to be cautious and never take part in Rome or Roland Garros as we wait to guage the progress so we are able to determine when to return to court docket,” Alcaraz wrote on social media. “It is a troublesome time for me, however I’m positive we’ll come out of it stronger.”
Alcaraz opened the season defeating Grand Slam king Novak Djokovic to win his maiden Australian Open title and make historical past because the youngest man to finish the profession Grand Slam.
The 22-year-old Spaniard sustained the wrist harm in his Barcelona opener and has not performed since. Alcaraz didn’t provide a definitive schedule for his return.
The 2-time Roland Garros champion has gained 14 consecutive matches in Paris.
Within the epic 2025 French Open ultimate, Alcaraz saved championship factors rallying for a blinding 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-6(2) comeback conquest of rival Jannik Sinner in what many regard as the best Roland Garros ultimate in Open Period historical past.
Lacking each Rome and Paris Alcaraz will lose 3,000 rating factors.
World No. 1 Sinner at present leads Alcaraz by 390 rating factors within the ATP Rankings.
