Carlos Alcaraz says his expectations have changed after impressing again at Queen's ahead of his Wimbledon tilt. In ominous signs for the rest of the tour, Alcaraz appears to be finding his feet quickly on grass — his self-confessed weakest surface — as he now has two wins from two in West London this week after seeing off Jiri Lehecka.
Ad Alcaraz had spoken in earlier media appearances about having low expectations on grass this term — given his lack of experience on the it — but talking after his victory on Thursday, the Spaniard seemed delighted with his quick progress.
ATP LondonAlcaraz flies into Queen's quarters with Lehecka win, Sinner and Rublev through in Halle15 HOURS AGO “After this match, this level, the expectations change," Alcaraz said. «I think I’m ready to do great results here on grass. »Playing my first quarter-final here, I'm going to enjoy it.
I'm enjoying every single second here, and of course I will go into the next round with a lot of confidence and I will go for it. «Playing these kind of matches, the level that I played — I'm ok with that. »I feel really comfortable here on grass so I’m really happy getting experience on grass, getting hours.