Alcaraz has won five Grand Slam titles across three events, with the Australian Open the only trophy missing from his swelling cabinet. The 22-year-old’s sole US Open triumph came in 2022 and he sealed a first Wimbledon title the following year. In 2024, he doubled up and became one of just six men in the...
World number two Carlos Alcaraz held off a battling Jiri Lehecka to seal his second Queen’s title with victory in an enthralling final on Sunday. The Spaniard won 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 to take his 21st career title but was pushed hard by the in-form Lehecka, who was one of only five players to have...
Jack Draper’s hopes of winning Queen’s were ended by Jiri Lehecka when the British number one was beaten in a thrilling semi-final. The 23-year-old had battled back from losing the first set to take the second and then went toe-to-toe with his Czech opponent in the third. But Lehecka got a crucial break at 5-5,...
Impressionist Josh Berry asks questions in the accents of Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal & John McEnroe to Queen’s stars including Carlos Alcaraz & Emma Raducanu. WATCH MORE: Draper into world’s top four by beating Nakashima Pictures courtesy of LTA and ATP Media Read full article at source...
This is just a second match on grass for Alcaraz after the physical and emotional toll of the Roland Garros final. He started strongly against Munar but grew unusually frustrated as the match went on, shouting at his team and disputing a time violation with the umpire midway through the second set. World number 59...
British number one Jack Draper made comfortable progress to the last 16 at Queen’s with a 6-3 6-1 victory over American Jenson Brooksby. The two were meeting for the second time this year, with Draper beating the 24-year-old at Indian Wells in March. On that occasion Draper had to recover from going 4-1 down in...
Evans dropped more than 110 ranking spots last year when he opted to focus on partnering Andy Murray in the doubles at the Paris Olympics, so it was apt that this impressive display came at the arena named after the Scot. The pair reached the quarter-finals at Roland Garros, with the match the last of...
Ticket prices were lower in the WTA week, which will not yet be able to raise anything like the revenue of the long-established men’s event. Over 66,000 tickets were sold for the women’s tournament with the final three days sold out completely. The LTA says this makes it one of the highest attendances for a...
Watch the best shots from Tatjana Maria’s victory against Amanda Anisimova in the Queen’s Club singles final as she becomes the event’s first women’s champion since 1973. MATCH REPORT: Qualifier who became champion – Maria wins Queen’s title Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Maria, who turns 38 in two months, is the oldest WTA Tour champion since Serena Williams won the Auckland title in 2020. She has said she wants to continue until she has played doubles with eldest daughter Charlotte, who often hits with her on the practice court at tournaments. A surprise Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2022,...
Maria took two maternity breaks from the WTA Tour and reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2022, just one year after the birth of her youngest daughter. Her message after shocking former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals was to “never give up”. She delivered that same motto again on Saturday after making relatively light...
There was reason for Raducanu to be confident against Zheng, who is still finding her feet on the grass court and has a serve that can waver when under pressure. Raducanu had also made relatively serene progress through her first two matches, dropping just eight games across four sets. But, as Raducanu found against Iga...
Boulter, bidding to reach a seventh quarter-final on grass, had expressed concern about her serve earlier in the week, suggesting she would be working on it in the build-up to this match. But no such troubles were apparent in the opening set against Shnaider as Boulter continually caused problems behind her first serve. Having saved...
Boulter got a feel for the grass in her doubles victory alongside Raducanu on Monday but faced a tough challenge in Tomljanovic in her first singles match of the season on the surface. Having navigated a tricky hold where she saw off break points before impressively breaking to love, she missed the opportunity at 5-4...
A group of ball girls giggle with excitement as they spot Raducanu hitting at Queen’s Club on Sunday. She remains a huge draw to fans, sponsors and tournament organisers. Multiple wrist and ankle operations and a series of other injuries derailed her attempts to build on that Grand Slam triumph in New York and frequent...