Carlos Alcaraz, fear and mystery: return delayed again, what is really wrong? | Libero Quotidiano.it

There is still an aura of mystery surrounding Carlos Alcaraz. More than three months after his last match, the Spanish player’s return continues to be shrouded in uncertainty and fears are growing that he may miss most of the hard court season. The reigning US Open champion, sidelined since April 14 due to a problem with the tendons in his right wrist, has also withdrawn from the Canadian Masters 1000, fueling doubts about his actual physical condition.

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The images released in recent days tell of a recovery still far from complete: Alcaraz trains without hitting a real ball, simulating movements with a stringless racket to maintain the technical gesture without stressing the joint. A conservative approach that suggests the return to competition is not imminent.

Another warning was sounded by Boris Becker. The former world number one speculated that the return could even be postponed to 2027, thus sparing the Spaniard the immediate impact with the fastest surfaces of the season. A prospect that, if confirmed, would completely change the balance of the circuit.

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Meanwhile, the ATP calendar continues without pause. For the next two weeks, the circuit will stop at the last European clay tournaments, with Bastad, Gstaad, and Umag, followed by Kitzbuhel and Estoril. Then the North American hard court season will begin with Washington and Los Cabos, before the Masters 1000 events in Montreal and Cincinnati and the US Open, starting on August 30 in New York. In Canada, Jannik Sinner’s return is expected after Wimbledon.

Several specialists will be featured on clay. In Bastad, the draw is led by Andrey Rublev and Luciano Darderi; in Gstaad, the top names are Alexander Bublik and Casper Ruud; while in Umag, the number one seed is Flavio Cobolli, accompanied by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Matteo Arnaldi. A brief clay court phase before world tennis definitively changes surface and turns its attention to the United States.

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