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title: "Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati Open due to wrist injury"
description: "Most outlets reported that Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Cincinnati Open due to a wrist injury, with The Express Tribune noting the timing raised doubts about his ability to defend at the US Open. Dunya News added that his withdrawal extends his absence ahead of the ATP Masters 1000 event. Both excerpts frame the injury as the primary reason for his absence."
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# Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati Open due to wrist injury

sports · latest filing 5 Aug 2026, 8:29 AM PKT · 5 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Cincinnati Open due to a wrist injury, with The Express Tribune noting the timing raised doubts about his ability to defend at the US Open. Dunya News added that his withdrawal extends his absence ahead of the ATP Masters 1000 event. Both excerpts frame the injury as the primary reason for his absence.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dunya News** — [Defending champion Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati Open](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/966331-defending-champion-alcaraz-withdraws-from-cincinnati-open) · 5 Aug 2026, 8:29 AM PKT
  > Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open due to an ongoing wrist injury, extending his absence ahead of the ATP Masters 1000 event.
- **The Express Tribune** — [Alcaraz withdraws from Cincinnati event as doubts grow over US Open defence](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2622195/alcaraz-withdraws-from-cincinnati-event-as-doubts-grow-over-us-open-defence) · 5 Aug 2026, 8:00 AM PKT · 84% identical wording to the newest filing
  > He pulled out due to ⁠a wrist ⁠injury

## Part of a bigger story

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- [Jannik Sinner withdraws from Cincinnati Open with knee injury](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2456-sinner-withdraws-from-cincinnati-with-knee-injury-ahead) · 11 Aug 2026 · 6 outlets · 2 developments · 78% related
- [Alcaraz to return for US Open title defence after injury](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4132-alcaraz-confirms-us-open-return-after-four-month-injury) · 21 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 78% related

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