Carlos Alcaraz aims to become another Spanish French Open winner when he faces Germany's Alexander Zverev in Sunday's men's final.
After a day at school, a young Carlos Alcaraz would run home - desperate to watch his hero Rafael Nadal in action.
A win on Sunday would add his name to a long list of Spanish French Open champions, which, as well as Nadal, also includes his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, Albert Costa, Carlos Moya and Sergi Bruguera, who have all triumphed in the past 30 years. The match against Zverev takes place from 13:30 BST on Sunday, with commentary available on 5 Live Sport and the BBC Sport website and app.
Zverev has not won a Grand Slam, but came close to doing so at the 2020 US Open final when he was two sets ahead and then two points away from victory when serving for the tournament at 5-3 ahead in the final set. He has also lost in the final four in five sets to Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021 and in three sets to Norway's Casper Ruud in 2023, but saw off Ruud this year to reach his first final.
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