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Tennis Mailbag: Is Carlos Alcaraz’s Injury Part of a Bigger Problem Plaguing the Sport?

SI·Jon Wertheim·6 months ago
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Hey everyone,

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Onward …

Jon,

How worried should we be about Carlitos’s injury? When I hear “wrist,” I can’t help but think of Juan Martín del Potro and how he was never the same. Also Dominic Thiem. If you have access to his medicals, please share. If not, do you have any idea how serious it is?

Thanks,

P.

• This question, of course, pertains to the news that Carlos Alcaraz will miss Roland Garros —and the opportunity to defend his title—because of his wrist injury. The severity? That’s the big question.…

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