Carlos Alcaraz confirms US Open return after four-month injury layoff

Spanish tennis star had missed the French Open, Wimbledon and the ​North American hard-court events in Toronto and ​Cincinnati. Carlos Alcaraz will return to competitive tennis at ⁠the US ⁠Open, ending a more than four-month absence caused by a wrist injury , in ⁠a bid to defend his title in New York. The seven-time Grand Slam champion confirmed ⁠on Thursday that he will play the August 30-September 13 tournament after withdrawing from the Barcelona Open in April and missing the French Open, Wimbledon and the North American hard-court events in Toronto and Cincinnati. Alcaraz had initially targeted Cincinnati, where he won last year, for his comeback. But he opted to give his wrist more time to recover.

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