{
  "id": 149886,
  "title": "Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati Masters with wrist injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/alcaraz-withdraws-from-cincinnati-masters-with-wrist-injury",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-04T22:50:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/sports/2026/08/05/alcaraz-withdraws-from-cincinnati-masters-with-wrist-injury"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "World number two tennis player Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the ATP Cincinnati Masters due to a persistent wrist injury, according to tournament organizers. The 23-year-old Spaniard had been set to make his comeback at the event, which serves as a key warm-up for the US Open - the season's final Grand Slam tournament. Alcaraz, who is the defending champion at New York, was scheduled to compete in Cincinnati, a seven-time Grand Slam titleholder. Tournament director Bob Moran expressed support for Alcaraz's recovery efforts, hoping the player would soon return to competitive play. Alcaraz had been sidelined since April after being eliminated in the first round of the Barcelona Open due to his wrist injury. Prior to the Cincinnati Masters, the young athlete had withdrawn from matches in Madrid, Rome, and Roland Garros, where he faced his former two-time champion Jannik Sinner and eventual winner Alexander Zverev of Germany.",
  "summary": "The 23-year-old Spaniard had been slated to make his return in the key tune-up for the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the year that starts on Aug 30 in New York.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Defending champion Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/defending-champion-alcaraz-withdraws-from-cincinnati-open",
        "published": "2026-08-04T22:51:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati event as doubts grow over US Open defence",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/alcaraz-withdraws-from-cincinnati-event-as-doubts-grow-over-us-open",
        "published": "2026-08-05T06:42:23.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}