Carlos Alcaraz admits he is undercooked heading into the French Open but believes he can find his best form on the Parisian clay. The Spaniard has struggled with a forearm injury over the past couple of months, missing the big clay-court events in Monte Carlo, Barcelona and Rome. He did play the Madrid Open in front of his home fans but admitted after losing to Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals that he was still experiencing pain and opted to sit out the Italian Open.
Alcaraz is confident he will be fully fit for Roland Garros, which starts on Sunday, telling the PA news agency: “Things are going well lately, I’m really happy with all the progress. “It was difficult for me because at the beginning the doctors told me it’s not going to be really serious, it’s just going to take a few days, from five to seven, and it wasn’t that time. “I was dealing with the pain, with how to focus my practices to the injury.
Playing the Mutua Madrid Open not at my 100 per cent was difficult as well but I’m really happy that I had the chance to play. “Missing Monte Carlo, Barcelona, Rome, tournaments that are really beautiful for me, was tough but things are going very, very good lately and that’s all that matters. I think I’ll be at my 100 per cent.
” It has been a frustrating time for the 21-year-old, who seemed to be hitting his stride again after winning his first title since last summer’s Wimbledon at Indian Wells in March. “I don’t have hours on the court an.
