Wimbledon will be without one of its biggest names this year as Carlos Alcaraz has been forced to miss the competition due to a wrist injury.
The 23-year-old suffered the injury at the Barcelona Open in April and has since undergone a process of rehabilitation, which has ruled him out of the majority of the clay court season and the entirety of the grass court season.
Alcaraz announced his withdrawal from Wimbledon back in May, stating that his recovery was going well but he was still not ready to compete.
The injury has caused severe tenosynovitis, inflammation of the tendon sheath, but fortunately, there is no injury to his bones.
No exact return date has been officially confirmed, although a return for the American hard court swing in August could be on the cards if everything goes according to plan.
A wrist injury to a player's dominant hand is a serious ailment, given the power and explosiveness involved in almost every shot, so it remains to be seen what impact this will have on Alcaraz's game in the long run.
However, there is currently no reason to suggest he won't make a full recovery, and he will have to wait before he's given another opportunity to add to his collection of seven Grand Slam titles.
Alcaraz's absence has resulted in Jannik Sinner becoming the overwhelming favourite to win Wimbledon this year.
The 24-year-old, who is the defending champion after beating Alcaraz in last year's final, is head and shoulders above every other player on the tour - with the sole exception of Alcaraz.
Sinner has enjoyed a sensational first half of the season, completing an historic sweep of the first five ATP Masters 1000 tournaments of the year (Indian Wells, Miami Open, Monte-Carlo Masters, Madrid Open and Italian Open).
This has seen the Italian become just the second man in history, after Novak Djokovic, to win all nine Masters 1000 titles.
Sinner is yet to add to his four Grand Slam titles this season, but he is still the favourite to win his second Wimbledon title.
