Two-time Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed he will not participate in this year's tournament as he continues to recover from a wrist injury. 

Alcaraz, who won the title in 2023 and 2024 before losing in the final to Jannik Sinner 12 months ago, confirmed the news in a social media statement posted on Tuesday. 

The seven-time grand slam winner was forced to withdraw from his second-round clash with Tomas Machac in Barcelona after injuring his right wrist against Otto Virtanen. 

He has not taken to the court since sustaining that issue back in April, and has also ruled himself out of the French Open, where he is the two-time defending champion. 

"My recovery is going well, and I feel much better, but unfortunately I'm still not ready to be able to play, and that's why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen's and Wimbledon," Alcaraz said.

"They are two really special tournaments for me, and I'll miss them a lot. We keep working to return as soon as possible!"

Alcaraz's defeat to Sinner in the SW19 showpiece last year was his first loss in a grand slam final at the sixth attempt. 

The 23-year-old is only the second Spaniard, after Rafael Nadal, to win Wimbledon in the Open Era.

Should he have been available and gone all the way this time around, he would have equalled John McEnroe and Boris Becker (both three) for the most title victories at the competition in that span.

Alcaraz's withdrawal now hands Sinner a huge chance of successfully retaining his crown, after recently completing the Career Golden Masters at the Italian Open.

Sinner is only the second player to win all nine active ATP Masters events after Novak Djokovic, but achieved the feat in 62 fewer main-draw appearances than the Serbian. 

His 10th ATP Masters 1000 title makes him only the seventh player to reach double figures, after Djokovic, Nadal, Roger Federer, Andre Agassi, Andy Murray and Pete Sampras.