Alcaraz ascends to grass glory: Captures Queen's crown, dethrones Djokovic to reclaim World No 1
Carlos Alcaraz will return to world number one after beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first title on grass at Queen's Club.
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Carlos Alcaraz Wins Queen's Club Title, Returns To World Number One
Carlos Alcaraz will return to world number one after beating Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday to win his first title on grass at Queen's Club. The Spaniard's fifth title of the season moves him back ahead of 23-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings. "It means a lot to have my name on the trophy," said Alcaraz after joining the likes of Rafael Nadal, Pete Sampras and John McEnroe as former winners at Queen's.
Carlos Alcaraz sets up Queen's final against De Minaur and closes in on No 1 ranking
Carlos Alcaraz inched closer to winning his first grass court title and reclaiming the world number one ranking from Novak Djokovic after easing past Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final at Queen's Club on Saturday.
Tsitsipas says ‘uneducated’ Kyrgios remarks ‘misinterpreted’
PARIS: Stefanos Tsitsipas on Saturday denied making racist comments over bitter rival Nick Kyrgios, claiming his remarks that the Australian firebrand played “uneducated” tennis have been “misinterpreted.” The world number five also told Netflix’s Break Point series that Kyrgios brought “an NBA basketball attitude” to tennis. The remarks were recorded at Wimbledon last year after the two men fought out a controversial third round tie in which Tsitsipas claimed Kyrgios should have been defaulted for hitting the ball into the crowd.
Alcaraz Powers Past Dimitrov Into Queen's Semi-Finals
Carlos Alcaraz remains in the hunt for his first grass court title after the world number two beat former champion Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals at Queen's Club on Friday. Alcaraz admitted earlier in the week to watching videos of Roger Federer and Andy Murray to learn how to move on the grass and appears to be finding his feet on the surface ahead of Wimbledon next month. Since surviving a marathon first round encounter with French lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech, Alcaraz has not dropped a set to reach the last four in London.
Carlos Alcaraz secures semi-final place at Queen's as Cameron Norrie crashes out
Carlos Alcaraz’s run at Queen’s continued as he overcame Grigor Dimitrov to seal his place in the semi-final. The 20-year-old admitted earlier this week that he has had to adjust his expectations on the grass court after an impressive win over Jiri Lehecka. And the Spaniard’s confidence will have only grown after dispatching Dimitrov 6-4 6-4 in a high quality game.
Carlos Alcaraz Advances To Quarterfinal Of Queen's Club Championships
Young Spanish tennis sensation Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarterfinal at the ongoing Queen's Club Championships on Thursday. He defeated Arthur Rinderknech by 6-2, 6-3 to reach his first grass court quarterfinal. "I'm really happy with the level that I played today. Jiri is a great opponent, great shots," the Spaniard said in his on-court interview as quoted by ATP. "He has a great game on grass. I am really happy with the level. I think I had a really solid match. I played my game, I enjoyed playing here and I am really happy with my first quarter-final here in Queen's," he added.
Alcaraz reaches first quarterfinal on grass at Queen’s Club
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz reached his first quarterfinal on grass as the world No. 2 crushed Jiri Lehecka in the Wimbledon warmup event at Queen’s Club on Thursday.