{"id":2732,"date":"2026-09-03T12:21:44","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2732"},"modified":"2026-09-03T12:21:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:21:44","slug":"us-open-roundup-carlos-alcarazs-injury-message-alex-eala-risks-fine-wta-star-names-not-pleasant-rival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=2732","title":{"rendered":"US Open roundup: Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s injury message, Alex Eala risks fine, WTA star names \u2018not pleasant\u2019 rival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thursday\u2019s US Open headlines include Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>\u2019s warning about the tennis calendar and the possible impact of a big scheduling decision Alex Eala has made.<\/p>\n

We also have news of a WTA star naming a rival who is \u201cnot the most pleasant person on the tour\u201d, as well as a look at US Open prices and criticism of influencers at the event.<\/p>\n

Here is our roundup of some standout stories from Day 4 at the 2026 US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz says he will \u2018take long breaks\u2019 due to schedule demands<\/h2>\n

Seven-time Grand Slam winner Alcaraz<\/a> missed over four months due to a right wrist injury before returning to action at the US Open.<\/p>\n

Following his four-set second round victory against Jaime Faria, Alcaraz revealed he will take more extended breaks from the tour due to the demanding calendar.<\/p>\n

\u201cReturning took me more time than I wanted, to be honest,\u201d said the Spaniard. \u201cObviously I didn\u2019t want to have this break because of an injury, but in the future, I\u2019m going to take some breaks, some long breaks.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe not four months, but one month, two months, missing some tournaments, because it\u2019s impossible to play them all.\u201d<\/p>\n

FULL STORY: Carlos Alcaraz sends calendar warning to tennis chiefs over ongoing injury crisis<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Alex Eala praised for scheduling decision that could lead to a fine<\/h2>\n

Eala has chosen to represent the Philippines at the 2026 Asian Games<\/a>, which will run from from 27 September to 3 October.<\/p>\n

The Filipina is, therefore, set to miss the China Open as the WTA 1000 tournament clashes with the Asian Games.<\/p>\n

Tennis365\u2019s Liam McMillen praised Eala<\/a>\u2018s decision to represent her country as he noted that the 21-year-old could face a fine for not playing in Beijing \u2014 which is a mandatory WTA event.<\/p>\n

FULL STORY: Alex Eala deserves credit for recent scheduling decision which could see her fined by the WTA Tour<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Diane Parry says Alycia Parks is \u2018not the most pleasant person\u2019<\/h2>\n

World No 31 Diane Parry has revealed that Alycia Parks refused to lend her racket strings when she was short of equipment during the WTA 500 tournament in Monterrey last week.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can say it now, it\u2019s not a surprise, it\u2019s Alycia Parks,\u201d the Frenchwoman said.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s not the most pleasant person on the tour, so I don\u2019t mind saying it.\u201d<\/p>\n

FULL STORY: French WTA star names US Open player who is \u2018not the most pleasant person on tour\u2019<\/a>
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Staggering US Open prices and criticism of influencers<\/h2>\n

Tennis365\u2019s Kevin Palmer wrote about the eye-watering cost of US Open tickets, and food and drink at Flushing Meadows, as well as suggestions that influencers are \u2018ruining\u2019 the tournament.<\/p>\n

FULL STORY: Staggering cost of a sandwich at US Open revealed as influencers are accused of \u2018ruining\u2019 the tournament<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

More US Open News<\/h2>\n

Every word Rafael Jodar said after shocking US Open loss as he shut down reporter\u2019s question<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

US Open withdrawal list: 24 stars now out as more players suffer injury blows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Thursday\u2019s US Open headlines include Carlos Alcaraz\u2019s warning about the tennis calendar and the possible impact of a big scheduling decision Alex Eala has made. We also have news of a WTA star naming a rival who is \u201cnot the most pleasant person on the tour\u201d, as well as a look at US Open prices […]<\/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-2732","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-articles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2732","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=2732"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2732\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2732"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2732"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2732"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}