Tennis players fear wrist injuries more than any other. Carlos Alcaraz is no exception

A certain look appears in tennis players’ eyes when the pain and discomfort they can manage in so many other parts of their bodies arrives in one of their wrists.Carlos Alcaraz had it during a changeover at the Barcelona Open in April, on a court named for another Spanish great, Rafael Nadal. Nadal managed to win 22 Grand Slam titles with chronic injuries to his foot and knees that persisted through his career — as well as wrist injuries of his own.Advertisement