Alcaraz wins Queen’s Club closing for 1st title on grass and reclaims high rating forward of Wimbledon
LONDON — Carlos Alcaraz received the Queen’s Club Championships closing on Sunday for his first ATP title on grass and reclaimed the highest rating, making certain he’ll enter Wimbledon subsequent month because the No. 1 seed.
Despite struggling at instances within the first set, Alcaraz beat Alex De Minaur 6-4, 6-4 for his fifth title of the 12 months and eleventh total.
That noticed the 20-year-old Spaniard transfer above Novak Djokovic within the rankings and confirmed the U.S. Open champion as a severe challenger to the Serbian’s crown at Wimbledon. Alcaraz misplaced within the fourth spherical to Jannik Sinner final 12 months.
Sunday’s closing was Alcaraz’s first on grass, in solely the third event of his younger profession on the floor.
He needed to save two break factors within the eighth sport of the primary set, broke within the subsequent sport after which served out for the set.
Alcaraz received the one break level of the second set, when De Minaur double-faulted, and sealed the title on his first match level when the Australian despatched a return lengthy.
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