World number two Carlos Alcaraz announced on Tuesday that he will miss Wimbledon as he continues to recover from a right wrist injury that also forced him to withdraw from the French Open.

The 23-year-old seven-time Grand Slam champion has not competed since pulling out of the Barcelona Open last month.

“My recovery is going well and I feel much better, but unfortunately I’m still not ready to be able to play, and that’s why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon,” the 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon champion wrote on X.

Alcaraz’s rivalry with Italian Jannik Sinner has captivated men’s tennis, and his absence from the next two Grand Slam tournaments is a huge blow to fans and broadcasters alike.

The pair contested an epic French Open final last year, with Alcaraz coming back to win the title before Sinner turned the tables to take the Wimbledon crown.

Alcaraz became the youngest man to complete the career Grand Slam this year when he won the Australian Open.

Source: www.aljazeera.com