{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Wrist injury forces Carlos Alcaraz to skip Cincinnati Open",
  "summary": "Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open, starting 11 August, as the wrist injury that also kept him out of Wimbledon this year continues to trouble him.",
  "content": "Carlos Alcaraz will not compete at this year's Cincinnati Open, with organisers confirming the 23-year-old is still nursing the wrist injury that also kept him out of Wimbledon.\n\nAn injury that has now cost him two events\nAlcaraz's wrist problem first forced him to sit out Wimbledon this year, and it has proven stubborn enough to rule him out of the Ohio hard-court event as well. The Cincinnati Open, which begins on 11 August, will go ahead without one of the sport's biggest draws as the Spaniard continues his recovery away from competitive tennis.\n\nOrganisers wish him a swift return\nTournament director Bob Moran confirmed the withdrawal, saying an ongoing wrist injury was the reason Alcaraz could not take part this year. \"We know Carlos is doing everything he can to get back to playing tournaments as soon as possible,\" Moran said. He added that the tournament wished Alcaraz well with his recovery and was looking forward to welcoming him back to Cincinnati in the future.\n\nA tricky injury to manage\nWrist problems are notoriously difficult for tennis players to play through, since the joint absorbs repeated stress from serves, forehands and two-handed backhands. For a player of Alcaraz's style, built around heavy topspin and physical shot-making, rushing back before the wrist had properly healed would risk turning a short-term issue into a longer-term setback. That appears to be the calculation behind sitting out a second big tournament this year rather than risking his fitness on the Ohio hard courts.\n\nUncertainty over his next tournament\nNo return date has been given for Alcaraz, and it is not yet clear which tournament he will target for his comeback. For now, his focus remains on recovering from the wrist injury that has already cost him a Grand Slam and one of the sport's marquee hard-court events, with organisers in Cincinnati saying only that they hope to see him back at the tournament in future years.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. Why is Carlos Alcaraz missing the Cincinnati Open?\nAn ongoing wrist injury that has not fully healed forced him to withdraw from the tournament.\n\n2. When does the Cincinnati Open start?\nThe tournament starts on 11 August.\n\n3. Is this the first tournament this injury has affected?\nNo, the same wrist injury also kept Alcaraz out of Wimbledon this year.\n\n4. What did the tournament director say?\nBob Moran said Carlos is doing everything he can to get back to playing tournaments soon and wished him well with his recovery.\n\n5. How old is Alcaraz?\nHe is 23 years old.\n\n6. Has a return date been announced for Alcaraz?\nNo, no date has been given yet for his return to competition.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/tennis/kalai-ki-chota-ke-chalate-carlos-alcaraz-cincinnati-open-se-hate-13734",
  "category": "Tennis",
  "publishedAt": "2026-08-04",
  "tags": [
    "Carlos Alcaraz",
    "Cincinnati Open",
    "wrist injury",
    "Wimbledon",
    "tennis",
    "Ohio"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}