Alcaraz finds some late inspiration to win first match at Queen’s Club as Murray exits
LONDON: Carlos Alcaraz’s first grass-court match outside Wimbledon proved to be a tricky one.
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Top seed Carlos Alcaraz battles back to beat Arthur Rinderknech at Queen's Club
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz needed a third-set tiebreak to get past French journeyman Arthur Rinderknech at the Queen’s Club Championships on Tuesday.
Alcaraz made to sweat on Queen's Club debut
LONDON : Carlos Alcaraz secured a hard-fought 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) win over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech on his Queen's Club debut on Tuesday, bouncing back from a disappointing French Open.
Carlos Alcaraz: Top seed earns comeback win over Arthur Rinderknech on Queen's debut, Holger Rune progresses
Carlos Alcaraz came through a gruelling first-round test at Queen’s against lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech, coming from a set down to win in three. The world No. 2 triumphed 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) in two hours and 34 minutes to edge past a player ranked 81 places below him.
French Open: 'I'd be crying' - Taylor Fritz gets booed again - this time before match even begins
Eurosport's experts have reacted to the «uncomfortable» scenes of Taylor Fritz getting roundly booed yet again by the fans at the 2023 French Open on Saturday. Days after he was loudly jeered and booed during and after his victory over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech late on Court Suzanne-Lenglen, the American was back on the same court — and he received a very similar reception. Ad Before he had even emerged fully from the entrance to the court, Fritz was aware of the welcome he would receive as the fans began to boo, and it got considerably louder as he emerged on the red dirt.
French Open 2023: Home fans 'don't do their player any favours' says Mats Wilander after Taylor Fritz booing
Taylor Fritz was on the end of some rowdy treatment at the French Open on Thursday night, but Mats Wilander thinks the «charged up» behaviour of the home fans may have been counter-productive. Fritz knocked out Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the second round, but it was the vociferous participation of the crowd that was the talking point afterwards, with Fritz shushing the crowd at the end of the match, and then again during his brief interview on court, which contained a degree of irony. Ad «They cheered so well for me, I wanted to make sure I won.
Take responsibility, technical director tell French players after dismal campaign
PARIS : French players must take responsibility after another embarrassing Roland Garros campaign, French tennis federation (FFT) technical director Nicolas Escude said on Friday.
French Open: John McEnroe 'loved' Taylor Fritz shushing Paris crowd - 'I like to see a little confrontation'
John McEnroe says he loved watching Taylor Fritz 'shushing' a partisan Paris crowd at the French Open and praised the American for “using negative fuel to his advantage”. Fritz was booed by the home supporters during his four-set victory over Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech on Thursday night and celebrated victory by putting his finger to his lips. Ad The American then repeated the gesture during his on-court interview, as jeers continued to be directed at him by a hostile Roland-Garros crowd.