Carlos Alcaraz is making no changes to his winning pattern! The six-time Major champion has signed to compete at next week's ATP 500 event at Queen's, returning to the prestigious pre-Wimbledon event for the fourth straight year.
The Spaniard is 11-1 at Queen's, lifting trophies in 2023 and 2025. He will chase his third title next June and tryto move closer to Andy Murray's five singles trophies.
The connections between Alcaraz and the grass-court event are very strong. He debuted in 2023 and went all the way to conquer his first trophy on the fastest surface. A few weeks later, he would become the Wimbledon champion!
The young gun lost one set en route to the trophy. He failed to repeat that run a year later, falling to Jack Draper in the second round. Carlos returned to Queen's last year and lifted his second trophy.
He had to dig deep in five encounters, especially against Jaume Munar in the second round. The El Palmar native faced12 break points and defended ten in a 6-4, 6-7, 7-5 triumph.
Alcaraz learned his lesson and improved his initial shot in the remaining three encounters. The Spaniard offered his rivals one break point in the rest of the event and bested them to emerge at the top.
In addition, Carlosfired 33 aces against Roberto Bautista Agut and Jiri Lehecka, adding another weapon to his arsenal - the key one on the fastest surface. He defeated Lehecka 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, firing 18 aces, his career-best in the best-of-three duels.
Thus, he turned weakness into his biggest weapon within days, earning more free points and a rhythm reminiscent of grass-court giants.
