Carlos Alcaraz formalizes his return after a long absence due to a wrist injury

On August 20, the world number 3 made his return official after a long rehabilitation and four consecutive major withdrawals. “I’m back,” said the Spanish champion with a smile on his face in a brief video posted on Instagram. Since his wrist injury, which occurred on April 14 in Barcelona against Otto Virtanen, the Murcian has not played any official match. “I have to listen to my body and do what is best for me so that it does not have consequences in the future,” he explained then. After his withdrawal from the Catalan tournament, the absences piled up: for the first time in his career, Carlos Alcaraz missed two Grand Slam tournaments in a row. In his absence, Alexander Zverev was titled at Roland-Garros and Jannik Sinner doubled the lead at Wimbledon.

Those around him were hoping for a return to the courts before the US Open, in order to gradually get back into rhythm. In vain. Despite resuming training in recent weeks...