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.
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Carlos Alcaraz: Top seed flies into Queen's quarters with commanding win over Jiri Lehecka
Carlos Alcaraz produced a dazzling performance to flatten Jiri Lehecka 6-2 6-3 and move into the Queen’s quarter-finals. The top seed will face Grigor Dimitrov or Francisco Cerundolo next after a win that was far more convincing than his nervy three-set victory over Arthur Rinderknech in the first round. Ad Alcaraz is making his Queen’s debut this year and is relatively new to grass-court tennis, with two previous outings at Wimbledon being the extent of his tour-level experience on the surface.
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