Carlos Alcaraz overcame a pre-tournament forearm injury to prevail in Paris and said after beating Alex Zverev: ‘Every match, I was getting better and better’
Carlos Alcaraz described winning his first French Open title as the proudest moment of his career so far after he struggled badly with a forearm injury in the buildup to this year’s tournament.
Alcaraz, the third seed, overcame cramps and a two-sets-to-one deficit as he defeated Alexander Zverev, the fourth seed, 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 in four hours, 19 minutes to win his third grand slam title at Roland Garros.At 21, Alcaraz is the youngest man in history to win a major on all three surfaces, with the Spaniard winning the US Open on hard courts in 2022 and. He has pulled off this achievement in 13 grand slam tournaments, which is the men’s record by a considerable distance.
“I consider myself a player who doesn’t need too many matches on my back just to get at 100%,” said Alcaraz.
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