Carlos Alcaraz confident he will be 100% fit for French Open

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, saying: "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% 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%."

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 and I think on clay you need to be a lot of hours on the court just to get the rhythm, to get how to move," he said.

"Tennis players when they are a lot of time off the court with no competition, you lose the competitive part a little bit and you need to play matches, play tournaments to get the rhythm for the big