Carlos Alcaraz aiming to 'play more aggressive' to aid switch to 'totally different' grass' at Queen's and Wimbledon

Carlos Alcaraz is hoping an aggressive approach will help him adapt to grass as he looks to find his best form ahead of Wimbledon. Alcaraz arrived in London at the weekend after returning home following his French Open semi-final defeat to Novak Djokovic. Ad He is playing just his third career tournament on grass this week at Queen’s, with all six of his previous matches on the surface played at Wimbledon.

ATP LondonAlcaraz fights back to squeeze past Rinderknech at Queen's after Rune wins7 HOURS AGO Despite his inexperience he showed some encouraging signs at Wimbledon last year as he reached the fourth round, where he lost to Jannik Sinner in four sets. He is hoping to continue to improve on grass this summer and thinks moving well is one of the keys to success for him. “After the French Open I had four days off to rest a little bit and turn my mind off,” he said ahead of his first-round win over Arthur Rinderknech.

“I picked up a racquet and practised for three days back at home but that was on a hard court. I tried to make similar movements on the hard courts that you’d make on the grass but obviously it’s never the same. Murray won't 'overreact' after Queen's loss to De Minaur Alcaraz fights back to win Queen's opener “The most difficult part of playing on grass is being able to move well.

You have to be more careful than on the other surfaces; but the most comfortable thing for me is being able to go to the net and play more aggressive all the time. “That side is similar to the other surfaces so playing that style is comfortable and natural for me — I really like it. “There are a lot of players who slide on grass and I’m not one of them, so I have to think a lot more about my movement and be really focused on every