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Alcaraz announces U.S. Open return via soccer transfer insider Fabrizio Romano
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Carlos Alcaraz, the seven-time Grand Slam champion and defending U.S. Open champion, announced his return to tennis after a four-month absence due to a wrist injury (tenosynovitis). The 23-year-old Spaniard made the announcement in a collaboration post with soccer transfer insider Fabrizio Romano, using Romano's catchphrase 'Here we go.' Alcaraz has been sidelined since April, missing the French Open and Wimbledon. He is yet to formally confirm if he will play singles at the U.S. Open, which begins August 30. There is speculation he could play mixed doubles with Serena Williams as a test for his wrist. World No. 1 Jannik Sinner has not confirmed his participation due to a knee injury.
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By: Matthew Futterman
“I’m coming back. Here we go.”
With those six words, Carlos Alcaraz bent the tennis universe back his way Thursday, heralding his return to the sport after a four-month absence due to a wrist injury.
Alcaraz, the seven-time Grand Slam champion who has been sidelined since April, announced his return in a collaboration post with soccer transfer figure Fabrizio Romano, even incorporating the Italian’s signature catchphrase: “Here we go.”
The 23-year-old Spaniard is the defending champion in New York. Assuming his wrist remains healthy over the next week, he will look to renew his rivalry with world No. 1 Jannik Sinner — though Sinner has yet to confirm his participation after withdrawing from this week’s Cincinnati Open with a right knee injury.
Singles Participation Still Unconfirmed
Alcaraz has not yet formally confirmed whether his comeback will include the singles event. The main draws begin Aug. 30, but Alcaraz may take the court sooner. The U.S. Open still has three wild cards available for its mixed doubles tournament, which runs Aug. 24 through Aug. 26.
Potential Mixed Doubles Partnership
Alcaraz could pair with Serena Williams, a megastar and the greatest player of the modern era, to form a tantalizing duo. The mixed doubles could serve as a useful test run to determine whether Alcaraz’s wrist has healed enough for the rigors of five-set tennis — an imperfect indication, but a better one than going in cold.
Injury Background
Alcaraz has been managing tenosynovitis, an injury in which fluid accumulates in the sheath protecting a key tendon in the wrist. The condition has kept him out of two Grand Slams this year, with the Spaniard and his team taking a cautious approach to managing the kind of ailment that tennis players fear most.
- He pulled out of the French Open a full month before it started.
- He withdrew from Wimbledon nearly six weeks out.
- His latest withdrawal, from Cincinnati, was much closer to the start of the event — a sign that his comeback was nearing.
Now it is in full view. As Alcaraz himself would say, it appears: here we go.
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Soccer - The AthleticWestern
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