{"id":2650,"date":"2026-08-16T21:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2026-08-16T21:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T21:00:18","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-sent-big-warning-as-he-weighs-up-risky-us-open-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2650","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz sent big warning as he weighs up \u2018risky\u2019 US Open decision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> appears to be stepping up his practice sessions ahead of the US Open, but the defending champion has been warned against rushing his comeback to play in New York.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard has not played a competitive match since sustaining a serious wrist injury at the Barcelona Open in April and he was forced to pull out of this week\u2019s Cincinnati Masters after admitting he was not ready to return.<\/p>\n

Social media platforms have been filled with images of Alcaraz striking the ball with increased intensity, but a return at the US Open would be a big risk as he would be playing best-of-five-set tennis in his first match in his comeback.<\/p>\n

Now former British No 1 Greg Rusedski has warned Alcaraz will be taking a big risk if he plays in New York, as he suggests a lower-key comeback may be advisable.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it\u2019s a big risk. I think you\u2019ve got to come out of a two-out-of-three-set match to start because it\u2019s one thing to practice, it\u2019s another thing to play a match,\u201d said Rusedski on the next edition of his podcast<\/a>, which will be released on Monday.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe adrenaline in the body, going hell for leather, you always go up with your tennis about an extra five, ten per cent from what you do in practice, no matter how hard you train.<\/p>\n

\u201cPlus, there\u2019s the nerves and the expectation. You\u2019re not gonna bounce back and come in with a three-out-of-five set match. I would be shocked if he plays the US Open. To me, he had to play Cincinnati to have a chance to go to the Open.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo I would be surprised. After the US Open, I think possibly we might see him back, or maybe not even till next year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not going to make the mistake with his risk. He doesn\u2019t want to risk it. So I don\u2019t see him still playing at the US Open, even though we\u2019re seeing a lot of progress in his comeback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rusedski also believes there is some doubt over whether Jannik Sinner will play at the US Open, after the Italian pulled out of the Cincinnati Masters with a knee problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, if he\u2019s not in New York early in the week before the tournament starts, I don\u2019t see him playing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat leaves it wide open. It actually makes it rather exciting. Who\u2019s gonna win the Slam this year? (Alexander) Zverev has the French. Sinner has Wimbledon and we could have a fourth. Four different men\u2019s winning a slam if Sinner and Alcaraz don\u2019t show up, or you could have Zverev, like London buses, win two in a year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it just makes everything intriguing. And we won\u2019t know more until the week before the US Open with Sinner, because he\u2019s desperate to get in there and try to win another Slam.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut health is your wealth, and these guys have to take the time. It just shows you how physical the tour is. Because Sinner looked like the guy who\u2019s never going to break down, and he\u2019s the one who\u2019s having a knee problem now.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just want to stop talking about injuries. Come on. Let\u2019s stop the injuries. Let\u2019s all get healthy. Let\u2019s get everybody back on board.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Carlos Alcaraz appears to be stepping up his practice sessions ahead of the US Open, but the defending champion has been warned against rushing his comeback to play in New York. The Spaniard has not played a competitive match since sustaining a serious wrist injury at the Barcelona Open in April and he was forced […]<\/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-2650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650","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=2650"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}