Carlos Alcaraz to miss Cincinnati Masters as wrist injury keeps Spaniard out

[p]The 23-year-old Spaniard had been slated to make his return in the key tune-up for the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the year that starts on August 30 in New York where [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Alcaraz[/a] is the defending champion.[/p][p]Organizers said in a statement that Alcaraz had withdrawn from Cincinnati with "an ongoing wrist injury."[/p][p]"[b]We know Carlos is doing everything he can to get back to playing tournaments as soon as possible,[/b]" tournament director Bob Moran said. "[b]We wish him the best with his recovery and look forward to welcoming him back to Cincinnati in the future.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="fc1fd6ff-f6bd-45cf-bcba-63559f387d99" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2084768264337395951?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Alcaraz had planned to take the court in Cincinnati for the first time since he was injured in the first round of the Barcelona Open in April.[/p][p]The seven-time Grand Slam champion pulled out of tournaments in Madrid and Rome and then Roland Garros, where he was the reigning two-time champion.[/p][p]He also missed Wimbledon, where his rival [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Jannik Sinner[/a] prevailed for the second year in a row against Germany's French Open winner [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a].[/p]