1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz beats Lehecka to extend win streak and regain crown as king of Queen’s

Alcaraz overcomes Czech opponent 7-5, 6-7 (5) 6-2 in finalSpaniard stretches his unbeaten run to 18 matchesCarlos Alcaraz was initially not quite ready for the moment when he moved within touching distance of another Queen’s title. In the final stages of a bruising second set tiebreak, the score level at 5-5, Alcaraz threw in a double fault against a soaring Jiri Lehecka. He soon found himself battling in a final set he would have rather not contested.Alcaraz handled this moment of adversity with the same self-assurance and courage he has shown so many times before while demonstrating his growing maturity as he refocused to close out the in-form Czech Lehecka 7-5, 6-7 (5) 6-2 and triumph at Queen’s for the second time in his career. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Alcaraz beats Lehecka to extend win streak and regain crown as king of Queen’s Club

Alcaraz overcomes Czech 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in finalSpaniard stretches his unbeaten run to 18 matchesCarlos Alcaraz was initially not ready for the occasion when he moved within touching distance of another Queen’s Club title. In the final stages of a bruising second-set tie-break, the score at 5-5, Alcaraz betrayed his nerves with a double fault under pressure from a soaring Jiri Lehecka. He soon found himself battling in a final set he would have preferred to avoid.Alcaraz handled this moment of adversity with the self-assurance and courage he has shown so many times before while demonstrating his growing maturity as he refocused to close out the in-form Czech 7-5, 6-7 (5) 6-2 and triumph at Queen’s Club for the second time in his career. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz regains his Queen’s crown after beating Jiri Lehecka in final

The Spanish top seed replicated his debut triumph on the grass courts of west London in 2023 with a 7-5 6-7 (5) 6-2 victory

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz delivers clear Wimbledon message after HSBC Championships title win

Carlos Alcaraz won his 18th match in a row vs Jiri Lehecka in the HSBC Championships final at Queen's Club.

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz v Jiri Lehecka live: Tennis score and result from Queen’s final

Follow the reaction as Alcaraz beats Lehecka 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 on Andy Murray Arena

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz v Jiri Lehecka: Queen’s Club men’s singles final goes to deciding set – live

Game-by-game coverage from the HSBC ChampionshipsBig interview: Nick Kyrgios | And you can email DanielLehecka to serve, ready play.Our coverage has, finally, started, and our players are out. Lehecka will have to start well, but if he can he’s a live dog. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz's massive net worth and true feelings on Emma Raducanu as she makes visit

Carlos Alcaraz is in the final at Queen's on Sunday and faces off against Czech opponent Jiri Lehecka

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1 week ago Carlos Alcaraz v Jiri Lehecka: Queen’s Club men’s singles tennis final – live

Game-by-game coverage from the HSBC ChampionshipsBig interview: Nick Kyrgios | And you can email DanielLehecka to serve, ready play.Our coverage has, finally, started, and our players are out. Lehecka will have to start well, but if he can he’s a live dog. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Carlos Alcaraz v Jiri Lehecka live: Tennis score and latest updates from Queen’s final

Who will triumph at Queen’s Club? Follow the score and all the action as Alcaraz takes on the Lehecka on Andy Murray Arena

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2 w. ago Alcaraz vs Lehecka start time and how to watch Queen's Club final today

Czech world No30 faces daunting task against five-time Grand Slam winner after toppling Jack Draper

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2 w. ago Jack Draper's dream of maiden home final dashed by Jiri Lehecka at Queen's Club

British no1 heads into Wimbledon in world top four

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2 w. ago Lehecka silences Draper, Queen's Club crowd to reach first grass final

Lehecka silences Draper, Queen's Club crowd to reach first grass final  ATP Tour

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2 w. ago Age no barrier as qualifier Tatjana Maria becomes 'Queen of Queen's Club'

German defeated three top-20 players en route to grass-court glory

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2 w. ago Tatjana Maria shocks Amanda Anisimova to win Queen’s Club women’s singles final – as it happened

Tatjana Maria, a qualifier, beat Amanda Anisimova, the number eight seed, in straight sets to win the first women’s tournament at Queen’s since 1973Ready play.Apparently Anisimova was practising this morning and had someone hitting slices at her. That makes sense, but it won’t be the same as what’s in store for her on court this afternoon. Thing is – and as I type, there’s another “slice and dice” – the match may, in fact, be decided by how her excellence on the return matches up with Maria’s excellence on serve. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Amanda Anisimova v Tatjana Maria: Queen’s Club women’s singles final – live

Game-by-game report of final due to start at 1.30pm BSTTop players to get protected ranking for fertility courseGet in touch! Email daniel.harris@theguardian.comAnd of course it’s impossible to conceive of this competition without casting our minds forward to Wimbledon. Anisimova made the last eight in 2022 and must’ve been at her lowest around then; she’s running into form nicely now, feeling like an entirely different person. She’s definitely one to watch, whatever happens today.So who’s going to win? Well Anisimova is the better player with the bigger game; if she produces her best or close to it, she’ll be hard to beat. But Maria is canny and knows that, at her age, this might be her last chance to snaffle so coveted a title. If she can keep Anisimova moving, she’s a really good chance. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Qualifier Tatjana Maria shocks Madison Keys to set up Queen’s final against Amanda Anisimova

The 37-year-old mother of two takes on Amanda Anisimova for the trophy on Sunday

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3 w. ago Qualifier Tatjana Maria shocks Madison Keys to reach final at Queen’s

The 37-year-old mother of two will take on Amanda Anisimova for the trophy on Sunday.

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3 w. ago Tatjana Maria storms into Queen’s final after stunning Madison Keys

37-year-old qualifier beats third top-20 player at eventAustralian Open champion outclassed in straight setsTatjana Maria knows a thing or two about fairytales, coming from the land of the Brothers Grimm and the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but not even the veteran German could have envisioned what has happened to her at Queen’s Club this week.The 37-year-old arrived in west London having lost nine matches in a row and looking in danger of dropping out of the world’s top 100. Now – improbably – she has powered into the final having won six matches in a row and taken the scalp of the reigning Australian Open champion, Madison Keys, in the semi-finals. “I cannot believe it,” she said after outplaying Keys 6-3, 7-6. “It’s a dream come true.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu pulls out of Berlin Open with ‘lingering’ back problem

British No 1 loses Wimbledon seeding as a resultShe is confident of playing at Eastbourne later in JuneEmma Raducanu will miss next week’s Berlin Tennis Open as she continues to manage a back problem. The 22-year-old has been struggling with the issue since competing in Strasbourg last month before the French Open and took an off-court medical timeout during her quarter-final loss to Zheng Qinwen at Queen’s Club on Friday.Speaking afterwards, Raducanu said: “It’s been lingering for the last few weeks, and I have had back issues before. I think it’s just a vulnerability of mine. I know I need to take good care of it. I’m not overly concerned that it’s something serious, but I know it’s something that’s very annoying and needs proper and careful management.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu gives worrying Wimbledon injury update after Queen's Club scare

Emma Raducanu was beaten 6-2 6-4 by Chinese star Qinwen Zheng in the quarter-final at Queen's Club with the British No.1 receiving treatment on her back during the match.

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