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Carlos Alcaraz has entered next month’s Cincinnati Open as the world number three moves closer to returning from a wrist injury.<\/b><\/p>\n
The seven-time Grand Slam champion last played on tour in April when he suffered an injury at the Barcelona Open.<\/a><\/p>\n He has since withdrawn from the French Open and Wimbledon, missing the chance to defend his Roland Garros title.<\/p>\n Alcaraz will miss the Canadian Open, the next Masters tournament on the calendar, which is held in Montreal from 2-13 August.<\/p>\n But he intends to feature in the Cincinnati Open, also a Masters event, which runs from 13-23 August.<\/p>\n The 23-year-old will be looking to prove his readiness for the US Open, the final Grand Slam of the year where he is reigning champion.<\/a><\/p>\n Alcaraz is also the title holder at Cincinnati, after Jannik Sinner retired from their final last year because of illness.<\/p>\n Dominant Sinner has won all five Masters 1,000 titles so far this year, and he is in the field for Montreal following his triumph for a second successive year at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n English interest in Cincinnati will not include Emma Raducanu who pulled out of Wimbledon because of a stress fracture<\/a> in her lower leg.<\/p>\n Raducanu, 23, is battling to be fit for the US Open, which begins on 30 August.<\/p>\n Jack Draper will need to rely on a wildcard should he want to compete in Cincinnati, but there is a spot for new British number one Arthur Fery.<\/p>\n Fery is up to a career-high ranking of number 36 in the world after his run to the Wimbledon semi-finals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n