Carlos Alcaraz is set to make his return to the court after three months out of action due to a wrist injury. The seven-time Grand Slam winner was forced to pull out of Wimbledon and the French Open during his recovery.Alcaraz has been ruled out with a wrist injury since AprilGettyHe has not played a competition match since April 13, when he beat Otto Virtanen in the first round of the Barcelona Open.Alcaraz would go on to withdraw from that tournament after the victory, and he hasn’t made an appearance since.But after some time out, he’s now looking likely to make his comeback in August having entered the Cincinnati Open.He has been included on the entry list for the event that will be taking place from August 8 through to August 23.The 23-year-old won the title in Cincinnati last year and he’ll now have the chance to defend his crown on his return.Alcaraz will still miss the Canadian Open at the start of August.Back after three monthsAfter pulling out of Wimbledon, Alcaraz laid out his hopes of being back in action soon – and he’s finally getting his wish. In a statement released in May, he said: “My recovery is going well and I’m feeling much better, but unfortunately I’m still not ready to compete, which is why I have to withdraw from the grass-court swing at Queen’s and Wimbledon.“They are two truly special tournaments for me and I will miss them a lot. We’ll keep working to come back as soon as possible!”The work took three months, but he’s now nearing his comeback.Alcaraz has entered the Cincinnati Open, which takes place next monthAFPReturning to defend the titleAs mentioned, Alcaraz returns at the tournament where he is the defending champion, having beaten Jannik Sinner.The Spaniard won following a final that lasted just over 20 minutes, as Sinner was forced to retire due to illness.He also beat Wimbledon finalist Alexander Zverev in the semis.Sinner, who last weekend won his second straight title at SW19, is World No.1, so he’ll be the top seed in Cincinnati, while Alcaraz will be the third seed and Novak Djokovic will also be competing.In the women’s draw, Aryna Sabalenka is the top seed, being joined by previous winners Coco Gauff and Madison Keys too.Emma Raducanu won’t be playing following her withdrawal from Wimbledon due to a stress fracture in her lower leg.Alcaraz will hope to be back to full fitness to defend his US Open titleGettyRaducanu is going to struggle to be fit for the US Open, while Alcaraz’s return may come just at the right time.He will hope to be able to feature in the next Grand Slam, which will take place from August 23 to September 13.Just like in Cincinnati, the superstar will be defending his crown in that tournament too. He beat Sinner 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 at Flushing Meadows last year.