ATP Carlos Alcaraz US Open 2026

Alcaraz is already training on the courts of the US Open

Andrés Tomás Rico - 23 Aug 2026
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Alcaraz is already training on the courts of the US Open. Photo: Getty Images

It is a reality, Carlos Alcaraz is already at the facilities of the US Open. Four and a half months after his last appearance in a tournament, specifically at the Conde de Godó in Barcelona, although he stopped by the Mutua Madrid Open to watch his brother Jaime compete, the seven-time Grand Slam champion is now in New York and has made an appearance on the Louis Armstrong court, the second most important court after Arthur Ashe.

Carlos Alcaraz returned to a tournament four months after his wrist injury

The player from Murcia will train from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM local time, which is from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM Spanish mainland time. The first videos show an initial contact with volleys alongside his coach Samu López. It is worth noting that Alcaraz will compete in the mixed doubles at the US Open alongside Serena Williams next week. We will have to see if he trains with any other player during his first training session or if it will just be this initial contact.

Yesterday it was confirmed that Carlos Alcaraz will be the second seed at the US Open, behind Alexander Zverev, who surpassed him in the ATP ranking, and ahead of Félix Auger-Aliassime and Novak Djokovic. This means he will avoid facing the German until a potential final and the Serbian until a possible semifinal.

With the absence of Jannik Sinner, the Spaniard increases his chances of repeating the title at the US Open, although both the player and his team are cautious, and the main goal in the New York Grand Slam will be to regain feelings and build momentum.

Since his wrist injury last April at the Conde de Godó in Barcelona and until his return at this US Open, Carlos Alcaraz has missed the Mutua Madrid Open, the Rome Masters 1000, Roland Garros, the ATP 500 at Queen’s, Wimbledon, and the Masters 1000 in Canada and Cincinnati. 
 

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