​Carlos Alcaraz to miss Wimbledon as he continues to recover from wrist injury

London: ​Carlos Alcaraz says he will skip Wimbledon as he recovers from the right wrist ⁠injury that also forced the Spaniard out ⁠of the French Open, the ‌world number ​two said on Tuesday.

The 23-year-old seven-time Grand Slam champion has not played since withdrawing from the Barcelona Open last ​month.

"My recovery ⁠is going well and I feel much better, but unfortunately I'm still not ready to be able ⁠to ‌play, and that's why I have to withdraw from the ‌grass-court swing at Queen's and Wimbledon," the ⁠2023 and 2024 Wimbledon champion wrote on X.

Alcaraz's rivalry with ‌Italian Jannik Sinner has ‌captivated men's tennis and his absence ‌from the next two ‌Grand Slam tournaments is a huge blow to fans and broadcasters alike.

The pair contested an ⁠epic ⁠French Open final last year with Alcaraz coming back to win the title before Sinner turned the tables to take the Wimbledon crown.

Alcaraz became the youngest man to ​complete the career Grand Slam this ​year when he ​won the Australian Open.