# Carlos Alcaraz confirms US Open return after four-month injury layoff

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-20 18:06 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/8/20/carlos-alcaraz-confirms-us-open-return-after-four-month-injury-layoff?traffic_source=rss

> Carlos Alcaraz will return to competitive tennis at the US Open after more than four months out with a wrist injury. The seven-time Grand Slam champion had missed the French Open, Wimbledon and hard-court events in Toronto and Cincinnati, and plans to defend his New York title.