Carlos Alcaraz confirmed to miss another 2026 tournament with his replacement already named

Carlos Alcaraz has now missed five months of action due to the wrist injury he suffered at the Barcelona Open in April.

The unfortunate injury has kept the star out of Roland Garros and Wimbledon, as well as Masters events in Madrid, Rome, Montreal, and Cincinnati.

The star is still on the entry list for the US Open, which he has earmarked for his return, but he will miss another tournament which is set to take place in September.

The Spaniard is not set to feature for Spain in their Davis Cup tie against Chile, which is set to take place away from home between the 19th and 20th September.

Alcaraz, and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, will not play for Spain on the clay, although Spain’s Davis Cup captain David Ferrer has still picked a strong team for a tough away tie in South America.

Spain’s Davis Cup team to face Chile

- Rafael Jódar

- Daniel Mérida

- Jaume Munar

- Martín Landaluce

- Pedro Martínez

Rafael Jodar, who has taken the ATP Tour by storm in 2026, leads his nation and he will be joined by Daniel Merida, Jaume Munar, Martin Landaluce, and Pedro Martinez.

Spain reached the final of the Davis Cup last year, which Alcaraz also missed with injury, so they are used to playing without their talented talisman.

However, Alcaraz has been impressive for Spain at the Davis Cup since making his debut in 2022.

Alcaraz has won six matches for his country in Davis Cup action, in both singles and debuts. His last appearance came in the quarter finals of the Davis Cup Finals back in 2024, which Spain lost to the Netherlands.

He defeated Tallon Griekspoor in the tie, but he and Marcel Granollers lost their doubles tie to Wesley Koolhof and Botic van de Zandschulp.

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The Davis Cup is one of the few majors that Alcaraz has still not claimed, so it would not be surprising to see him return to the Spain team for the Davis Cup Finals, should the nation reach the Bologna finals at the end of the year.

Speaking at the beginning of the year, after he had earned the Career Grand Slam by winning the Australian Open, Alcaraz said winning the Davis Cup with Spain was still one of his major goals in the sport.

“The Davis Cup, it is a goal as well. I really wanted to achieve that for my country, for Spain,” said the seven-time Grand Slam champion. “I set up some other goals for the season, and I will try to be ready for, or to try to get those goals.”