{"id":2071,"date":"2026-04-22T15:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2071"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:00:44","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-told-to-consider-long-term-picture-amid-big-french-open-injury-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2071","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz told to consider \u2018long term picture\u2019 amid big French Open injury fear"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> is facing a race against time to bit fit to defend his French Open title next month and he has been given some candid advice by a former Grand Slam finalists who has urged the Spaniard to show some caution.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz is nursing a wrist problem that he picked up playing at the Barcelona Open and has admitted he is weighing up whether he will have time to recover to play at Roland Garros.<\/p>\n

The seven-time Grand Slam champion will be reluctant to miss the second major of 2026, but former US Open finalist Greg Rusedski believes he needs to be careful with his next decision.<\/p>\n

At the age of 22, Alcaraz needs to avoid any threat of a wrist injury becoming a long-term problem and Rusedski suggests he may be wise to skip the French Open and ensure he is fully fit for the long-term if there are any question marks over an are of the body that is always a major area of concern for tennis players.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe needs to look at the long-term picture and say I\u2019ve got a 10-year career,\u201d said Rusedski on the latest episode of his podcast.<\/a><\/p>\n

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What is Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury? The inflamed wrist that could keep him out of Roland Garros<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cHe can\u2019t afford to have a wrist injury that is serious. Look at Juan Martin del Potro, one of the greats of our game. He never solved his wrist problem and never came back to the player he once was.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo take your time, make sure it\u2019s 100 per-cent ready to go. Don\u2019t rush it back. So I don\u2019t think he really overall cares about the ranking points. It\u2019s about health is your wealth.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe four majors are what really define you as a great of the game. He\u2019s already won seven. He\u2019s only three away from 10 already at such a young age, which is incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard there\u2019s rumors in Monte Carlo in the finals he wasn\u2019t feeling his best with the wrist. Maybe had a little niggle there and sometimes he pushed through and that\u2019s normal to have niggles, aches, pains in certain areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did the right thing to pull out of Barcelona with the injury and if I look at this picture, even if he misses the French, it\u2019s not such a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rusedski went on to compare the scheduling plan being followed by world No 1 Jannik Sinner and his great rival Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

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Sinner looks to take breaks between events, while Alcaraz played back-to-back tournaments in Monte Carlo and Barcelona before picking up his injury.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at Jannik Sinner and this guy has got great scheduling,\u201d he added. \u201cHis preparations are always perfect. He\u2019s always the first one to the tournament and when he plays he\u2019s ready to go. He\u2019s had very few injuries. He manages his body well but also you got two different personalities.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou look at Carlos, he loves to have a good time. He likes to go out and partying. He likes to go on his boat.<\/p>\n

\u201cSinner\u2019s more relaxed, more focused on the tennis, more serious about his recuperation. One of the key ingredients is sleep, relaxation, and time away. And that\u2019s what the best players balance out so well. And if you can\u2019t do that, then you get these niggles, these pains, and these injuries, and it\u2019s finding that balance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Carlos Alcaraz is facing a race against time to bit fit to defend his French Open title next month and he has been given some candid advice by a former Grand Slam finalists who has urged the Spaniard to show some caution. Alcaraz is nursing a wrist problem that he picked up playing at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}