Concerns growing over Carlos Alcaraz injury before US Open: ‘Kept in the dark’

Nypost · Aug 06, 2026 · 340 words · By Grace McCarron

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Tennis fans clamoring to see seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz back on the court have been kept waiting for months – and it looks like that wait isn’t quite over.

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What happened

Tennis fans clamoring to see seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz back on the court have been kept waiting for months – and it looks like that wait isn’t quite over.

Why it matters

Alcaraz pulled out of the Cincinnati Open, a US Open lead-up tournament that begins Aug.

Common ground

15, due to lingering worries surrounding a wrist injury., The superstar tennis player from Spain was diagnosed with wrist tenosynovitis, inflammation in the protective sheath around wrist tendons.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Alcaraz pulled out of the Cincinnati Open, a US Open lead-up tournament that begins Aug. 15, due to lingering worries surrounding a wrist injury.”

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Three independent web search results (including AP via AOL) confirm Alcaraz withdrew from the Cincinnati Open due to a lingering wrist injury.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Carlos Alcaraz tennis season officially began on 18 January 2026, with the start of the Australian Open in Melbourne. During this season, Alcaraz: Became the youngest man in the Open Era to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Carlos_Alcaraz_tennis_sea…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The tennis rivalry between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner emerged in the early 2020s. Colloquially referred to by the media and fans as "Sincaraz", a portmanteau of their names, the pair have faced …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaraz–Sinner_rivalry

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (born 5 May 2003) is a Spanish professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 66 weeks, and fini…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alcaraz

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Claim 2: “Greg Rusedski, the former British No. 1”

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Wikipedia and multiple other sources (Tennis Speaker Agency, Autographs) confirm Greg Rusedski is a former professional tennis player and was the British No. 1.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Aorangi Terrace, commonly known as "Henman Hill", alongside a series of other nicknames, is a mostly grassed banked area in the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club where, during th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henman_Hill

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gregory Rusedski (born 6 September 1973) is a Canadian-British former professional tennis player. He was the British No. 1 in 1997, 1999 and 2006, and reached the ATP ranking of world No. 4 for period…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Rusedski

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greg is a masculine given name, and often a shortened form of the given name Gregory. Greg (sometimes spelled "Gregg") is also a surname.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg

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Claim 3: “the U.S. Open, the final major of the year of which he is the defending champion”

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A YouTube source explicitly refers to Alcaraz as the 'Defending Champion' in the context of his withdrawal from Cincinnati and his status regarding the U.S. Open.

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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz is a Spanish professional tennis player who in 2022, at age 19, became the youngest athlete in history to reach the top spot in the men’s Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour …
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlos-Alcaraz

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web search NEUTRAL — The champion now holds a significant 13-1 fifth-set record and is the eighth man in the Open Era to successfully defend his Roland Garros title while adding a fifth major title to his record.
https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2025-06-08/carlos…

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web search NEUTRAL — Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open as he continues to recover from a lingering wrist injury. The defending champion has not played since withdrawing from the Barcelona Open in April…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EozmVhfJeQU

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Claim 4: “The superstar tennis player from Spain was diagnosed with wrist tenosynovitis, inflammation in the protective sheath around wrist tendons.”

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The provided web search results for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing Microsoft Defender, Windows 11 Bluetooth, and Outlook tasks, with no mention of tennis or wrist tenosynovitis.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 17, 2026 · Episode description: In this episode, Carlos Faria, Microsoft Cybersecurity Consultant, joins Yuri to talk about lessons from the field and how customers use Microsoft Defender for Clou…
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/e…

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 28, 2022 · Hi, just while I was using my PC on Windows 11, my Bluetooth randomly shut off, and I went to see what went wrong. The on/off switch is gone, the additional options are gone, the Blueto…
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3831530/…

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web search NEUTRAL — For example, to track a report to be written by three writers, create three separate tasks named Write Report: Anne, Write Report: Carlos, and Write Report: Michiyo, and assign each individual task to…
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/assign-and-track…

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Claim 5: “meaning he’s missed half of the majors of the season with his absences at Roland Garros and Wimbledon”

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A YouTube source explicitly confirms that Alcaraz missed both the French Open and Wimbledon due to his injury.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The French Open (French: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁos]), is a tennis tournament organized by the French Tennis Federation annually at Stade Ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Open

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Claim 6: “Alcaraz has not appeared on the tour since April’s Barcelona Open”

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One web search result mentions his last defeat was in April at the Barcelona Open, and another YouTube source explicitly states he has not played since withdrawing from the Barcelona Open in April.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of main career statistics of Spanish professional tennis player Carlos Alcaraz. All statistics are according to the ATP Tour and ITF websites.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alcaraz_career_statisti…

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Claim 7: “Alcaraz is slated to return to the tour at the U.S. Open... beginning on Aug. 30.”

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Two independent news sources (Daily Maverick and Nypost) confirm that the U.S. Open begins on August 30.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Eala can expect that support to continue at this week’s Canadian Open in Toronto before she heads to New York for the U.S. Open beginning on August 30
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-04-filipina-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The first round of the U.S. Open begins on Aug. 30.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/sports/emma-raducanu-to-miss-u…

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Claim 8: “seven-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz”

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Multiple independent news sources (Krdo, TASS, Al Jazeera) explicitly state that Carlos Alcaraz is a seven-time Grand Slam winner. TASS provides a detailed breakdown of the titles (US Open x2, Wimbledon x2, French Open x2, Australian Open x1).

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Claim 9: “Palmer referenced Rafael Nadal at the 2022 French Open, when he played through severe foot issues and had nerves in his foot completely numbed so he could continue on.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results regarding Facebook API and app links, with no mention of Rafael Nadal or the 2022 French Open.

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 17, 2011 · Facebook will not allow developers pre-fill messages. Developers may customize the story by providing OG meta tags, but it's up to the user to fill the message. This is only possible if…
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5023602/facebook-share-l…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jan 27, 2011 · from my Android app, I would like to open a link to a Facebook profile in the official Facebook app (if the app is installed, of course). For iPhone, there exists the fb:// URL scheme, …
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4810803/open-facebook-pa…

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web search NEUTRAL — Attach an image to the facebook.katana as an external app Request the log status of the user to the facebook.katana (i think this would be automatically) Attach the picture, title, message params to t…
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8917793/using-facebook-k…

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