Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati event as doubts grow over US Open defence

Seven-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz was expected to defend his ATP Masters 1000 ​title in Cincinnati.Published On 5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026Carlos Alcaraz ‌has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open due to ⁠a wrist ⁠injury, organisers have said, casting doubt over the Spaniard’s fitness in the run-up to his US Open title ⁠defence this month.“We know Carlos is doing everything he can to get back to playing tournaments as soon as possible,” Cincinnati tournament director Bob Moran said in a statement late on Tuesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UEFA’s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we knowlist 2 of 4Infantino’s FIFA World Cup fallout heads to mutiny as more staff break ranklist 3 of 4Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger was ‘not aware’ of Infantino’s FIFA planlist 4 of 4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup planend of listThe seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since withdrawing from the Barcelona Open in the second round in April but had been ⁠set to return at the August 13-23 ATP Masters 1000 event in Cincinnati, which he won last year.Alcaraz was unable to defend his French Open title and missed Wimbledon as h...