Tennis-Alcaraz hopes to shake off injury in quest for maiden French Open title

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Madrid Open - Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain - May 1, 2024 Spain's Carlos Alcaraz leaves court after his quarter final match against Russia's Andrey Rublev REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo

(Reuters) - Carlos Alcaraz has won Grand Slams on grass and hardcourts but the Spaniard who broke into the men's tour by making a name for himself as a claycourt specialist has yet to reach the final at the French Open.

Novak Djokovic denied last year's top seed a place in the 2023 final but Alcaraz got revenge a month later when he quickly adapted to the faster grass courts and took the Serbian's crown at Wimbledon, stopping him winning a fifth straight title there.