Carlos Alcaraz edged Jiri Lehecka to win a second Queen’s Membership title, which has proved to be wonderful preparation as he appears to win Wimbledon for the third time.
The world No 2 gained in three units, 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2.
Alcaraz got here by means of a highly-competitive first set the place he was capable of break the Czech late on earlier than occurring to serve out for the lead.
Jiri Lehecka
Lehecka, who beat an ailing Jack Draper in the semi-final, didn’t let his head drop, and went toe-to-toe with the Spaniard in a second set with no break-point probabilities for both participant till the tie-break.
The pair traded mini-breaks till Lehecka broke for a slender lead, levelling the match on his first set-point.
Nonetheless Alcaraz was the primary to interrupt after the primary changeover within the decider, and stored forward earlier than breaking for the title.
Having gained his fifth Grand Slam title final earlier this month at Roland Garros, Alcaraz took a while to unwind earlier than beginning his preparations to defend his two-time successful streak at Wimbledon.
Carlos Alcaraz
“That is actually particular this trophy and this event for me,” Alcaraz mentioned in his on-court interview.
“The objective this week was simply to compete and have just a few matches on the grass and this remaining was a present for me,” he continued.
“I simply loved the second and the ultimate.”
Alcaraz has gained 27 of his 28 matches since April, his lone loss coming in opposition to Holger Rune within the Barcelona remaining, and Sunday’s win was his fifth title this yr.
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Carlos Alcaraz
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