Carlos Alcaraz maintained his record of never losing in the first round of a Grand Slam by taming J.J. Wolf at the French Open on Sunday, shrugging off his injury-hit build-up by insisting: “I don’t need too many matches to be at my best”.
The world No 3 and reigning Wimbledon champion eased through 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 against Wolf, the 107th-ranked player who entered the main draw as a ‘lucky loser’ from qualifying.
Alcaraz, 21, who made the semifinals in 2023 where he was defeated by Novak Djokovic, took his first round record at the majors to 13-0.
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The Spaniard next faces either Britain’s Jack Draper or Dutch qualifier Jesper de Jong.
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