'I feel he wins his first title at Roland Garros.....' - Jon Wertheim backs Carlos Alcaraz to win his maiden French Open

The great tennis journalist Jon Wertheim feels that world number three Carlos Alcaraz has the full potential to win the French Open 2024, which is slated to start on May 26. Notably, the young player is heading into Roland Garros after missing back-to-back two events, the Monte-Carlo Masters and the Italian Open 2024, owing to his grave injuries.

Carlos Alcaraz's best match came during the 2023 Claycourt Major when he suffered a loss against Novak Djokovic in the semi-final game. However, Wertheim reveals that Alcaraz has worked really hard and given his best every day to make his successful comeback at the French Open 2024 after missing the two major events.

The famous journalist feels that Carlos Alcaraz has a great chance to win the ongoing event. In addition, Alcaraz's performance deteriorated substantially in both the third and fourth sets due to constant cramping. Djokovic ultimately dominated the struggling Spaniard, then continued to defeat Casper Ruud in the final match to secure his 23rd Grand Slam victory.

"This is where he (Alcaraz) comes to play. Lot of time to make his way into the tournament. I think Novak makes a deep run but I think we'll get a repeat of that great match last year, but this time I feel Alcaraz wins his first title at Roland Garros," Wertheim told Tennis Channel.

I believed that I had a chance to win that match and win Roland Garros: Carlos Alcaraz

Meanwhile, star player Carlos Alcaraz commented on his loss to Djokovic at Roland Garros last year in the final game of the event. The two-time Grand Slam champion described the pain that he went through as one of the most painful moments of his career so far.

"I wouldn't say it was my worst moment, but it was one of the worst, without a doubt. I saw myself at a very high level of tennis. I believed that I had a chance to win that match and win Roland Garros," Alcaraz said.