Carlos Alcaraz claims second Queen's Club title in ideal preparation for defence of Wimbledon crown

Carlos Alcaraz edged Jiri Lehecka to win a second Queen's Club title, which has proved to be excellent preparation as he looks to win Wimbledon for the third time.

The world No 2 won in three sets, 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2.

Alcaraz came through a highly-competitive first set where he was able to break the Czech late on before going on to serve out for the lead.

Image: Jiri Lehecka levelled the match with a gutsy second set

Lehecka, who beat an ailing Jack Draper in the semi-final, did not let his head drop, and went toe-to-toe with the Spaniard in a second set with no break-point chances for either player until the tie-break.

The pair traded mini-breaks until Lehecka broke for a narrow lead, levelling the match on his first set-point.

However Alcaraz was the first to break after the first changeover in the decider, and kept ahead before breaking for the title.

Having won his fifth Grand Slam title last earlier this month at Roland Garros, Alcaraz took some time to unwind before starting his preparations to defend his two-time winning streak at Wimbledon.

Image: Alcaraz has only lost one match since April

"This is really special this trophy and this tournament for me," Alcaraz said in his on-court interview.

"The goal this week was just to compete and have a few matches on the grass and this final was a gift for me," he continued.

"I just enjoyed the moment and the final."

Alcaraz has won 27 of his 28 matches since April, his lone loss coming against Holger Rune in the Barcelona final, and Sunday's win was his fifth title this year.

Carlos Alcaraz's Titles in 2025 Rotterdam ATP 500 Indoor Hard Monte Carlo ATP 1000 Clay Rome ATP 1000 Clay Roland Garros Grand Slam Clay Queen's Club ATP 500 Grass

Doing the double

Since 1979, eight players have done the London grass double in winning Queen's Club and Wimbledon in the same year - including Alcaraz.

Players who won The Queen's Club and The Championships Player Year(s) John McEnroe 1981, 1984 Jimmy Connors 1982 Boris Becker 1985 Pete Sampras 1996, 1999 Lleyton Hewitt 2002 Rafael Nadal 2008 Andy Murray 2013, 2016 Carlos Alcaraz 2023

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