Alcaraz passes difficult de Jong test at Roland Garros
World number three looked far from his best in French Open second round victory
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz plays a shot against Netherlands' Jesper de Jong during their second round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, May 29, 2024
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CARLOS ALCARAZ laboured to a second-round victory today over Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong in a match that raised more questions about his chances of lasting the course at the French Open.
The Spanish third seed and reigning Wimbledon champion, who has been battling a forearm injury for two months, needed four sets to see off the world number 176.
The warning signs were there when Alcaraz, once again wearing a support sleeve on his right arm, was broken in his first service game.
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