Tennis-Alcaraz eases injury concerns with dominant early display at Roland Garros

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 25, 2024 Spain's Rafael Nadal acknowledges fans during a practice session REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) -Carlos Alcaraz eased into the second round of the French Open after shrugging off pre-tournament concerns about his forearm while fellow seeds Andrey Rublev and Hubert Hurkacz advanced with hard-fought wins as the Grand Slam began on Sunday.

Much of the focus was on title contender Alcaraz's recently injured right forearm in the build-up to the year's second major with the 21-year-old Spaniard saying he still had worries ahead of his clash with American J.J. Wolf.