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C ARLOS ALCARAZ warned his Wimbledon rivals that he “feels great” on grass after the world No. 2 defied his own expectations by winning the Queen’s Club title for a second time. Alcaraz battled to a

In the groove Alcaraz calls out ‘nightmare’ rival moments ahead of Wimbledon

the right moment after a torrid time with injury. “We’ve all worked hard for me to come back,” said Vondrousova, acknowledging the hard work she and her team have put in to get her back firing on all cylinders. “We came here hoping to win the first match and here I am. I’m so grateful,” smiled Vondrousova. Bad blood in Bad Homburg BAD BLOOD spilled over in Bad Homburg yesterday when Greece’s Maria Sakkari and Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva were involved in a centre court confrontation after their first-round encounter. Sakkari emerged with a 7-5 7-6(6) victory in the Wimbledon tune-up event in Germany but appeared less than pleased with Putintseva’s handshake at the net. “When you shake hands with someone, look them in the eyes,” Sakkari said in comments picked up by the court microphone. Putintseva responded with an exaggerated curtsy, with Sakkari then telling the Kazakh: “just be like a human being”. The duo continued to exchange barbs as Putintseva left for the changing rooms, and world No. 85 Sakkari told an on-court interviewer there was no love lost between the pair. “Keep playing like that, and please, Carlos (Alcaraz)or Jannik in your draw at Wimbledon,” joked former US Open winner Medvedev, a two-time Wimbledon semifinalist. – AFP mentally and physically. That’s one of the wins of my career.” “I had such tough months since last Wimbledon to probably this summer,” said Bublik, who had dropped out of the top 75 until last month and conceded he was “close to calling it quits after Wimbledon (last year), because I was not enjoying it anymore”. Bublik’s also won titles in Montpellier in 2022 and 2024 and Antwerp and Halle in 2023. “Alexander Bublik played some great grass court play today. My heart always beats a little faster when you play like that on grass,” said 57-year-old German Boris Becker before presenting the trophy. A former world No. 1 in 2022, Medvedev lost his sixth consecutive final, his 20th and last title was the Masters 1000 on clay in Rome in May 2023. The former world No. 1 partied in Ibiza after his epic five-set French Open final triumph against Jannik Sinner earlier this month. He won’t have time for a similar holiday before Wimbledon starts on June 30, but he plans to relax as much as possible in London before focusing on his bid for a third successive All England Club crown. “A lot of people ask me the same question: Are you going to go back to Ibiza? I wish! As I said, I’m a player who needs days off to enjoy, days for myself to spend with my friends, with my family, just to turn off my mind,” he said. “I can’t go back home. I’m going to stay here in London, hopefully enjoy it a little bit, then be back and preparing Wimbledon the best way possible.” While Sinner crashed out in the Halle second round against Alexander Bublik this week, Alcaraz’s success at Queen’s moved his record since losing to David Goffin at the Miami Masters in March to a formidable 27-1. Alcaraz believes that defeat was a transformative moment in his season. “I had so much hate when I lost in Miami. A lot of people started to say ‘What’s going on with this guy. He just lost in the first round, and he didn’t practise, he didn’t go to the court,’” Alcaraz said. “I think that was the key, just to have five, six days off, not grabbing a racquet, not stepping on the court. Just go to vacation with my family, to turn off my mind, to think what should I have done better? “I just got the joy back. I started to enjoy playing tennis again, realising what is the most important thing for me.” – AFP

bruising 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-2 victory over Czech world No. 30 Jiri Lehecka in the final of the Wimbledon warm-up event yesterday. The 22-year-old has extended his career-best

matches, try to feel great on grass, and give myself the feedback of what I have to improve. “But I got used to the grass really quick, and I’m really proud about it. My goal was complete, and I’m not talking about lifting the trophy or making the final. “It was just to feel great, to feel really comfortable on grass once again.” For a player raised on the clay courts of Spain, Alcaraz has become a formidable force on the lawns of Queen’s and Wimbledon. He is only the third Spanish man to win four grass-court tournaments after Nadal and Feliciano Lopez.

grass in just few days, because that’s the time I had before the tournament began, just two days of practising,” Alcaraz said. “So I came here with no expectations at all. I came here with a goal to play two or three

winning streak to 18 matches, putting him in the perfect position to defend his Wimbledon title. Alcaraz has won the French Open, the Rome Masters and Queen’s during his blistering run. But the five-time Grand Slam champion had arrived in west London concerned about his ability to make the tricky transition from the clay-court season to the unique demands of the brief grass campaign. Underling the difficulty of

“It’s great to be with Rafa and Feli, such great players from our country,” he said. “Hopefully now I will not stop here. Hopefully keep going.” A key part of Alcaraz’s winning formula is his ability to switch off from tennis after tournaments to ensure he is refreshed when he returns to the court.

the task, Alcaraz is the first player to win Roland Garros and Queen’s back to back since Rafael Nadal in 2008. “I’m going to say

Carlos Alcaraz. – AFPPIC

it’s really complicated, the switch from clay to

Bublik claims second Halle title

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Kessler wins in Nottingham MCCARTNEY KESSLER clinched the first grass court title of her career as the American beat Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska in the Nottingham Open final yesterday. Kessler ignored a 90-minute rain delay to earn a 6-4, 7 5 victory that secured her fourth WTA title. The world No. 42 had ended Katie Boulter’s 13 match winning run in the Nottingham Open by knocking out the Briton in the quarterfinals. “I am super excited to have another title, another great week of tennis for me,” she said. “It was a tighter second set than I wanted at 5-3, but it made it more exciting.” Vondrousova clinches Berlin title MARKETA VONDROUSOVA ended the run of Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu to land the Berlin WTA title on Sunday and ignite dreams of a second Wimbledon victory. The Czech, who won Wimbledon in 2023, was pushed hard by Wang, appearing in her first final, but eventually emerged the 7-6 (12-10), 4-6, 6-2 winner. This was Vondrousova’s third success on the WTA tour and it proved she is hitting form at KAZAKH Alexander Bublik achieved his first win in seven meetings with Russian Daniil Medvedev to claim his second title on the grass of Halle, a week before Wimbledon. Bublik, ranked 45, claimed the scalp of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the second round. The 28-year-old maintained his streak with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) victory in his first clash on grass with third seed Medvedev. Thanks to his second Halle trophy after 2023 and fifth ATP title overall, Bublik will move to 30th in today’s ATP rankings, while Medvedev, who was playing in his first final in 15 months, will move to No. 9. “I was cursed against you, Daniil. But today, I’m happy to have won. Beating you here is a great honour for me,” Bublik said during the trophy presentation. “From the mental point of view, that’s the toughest match I ever played in my life,” said Bublik. “I have never beaten Daniil. He’s a super tough player to play, especially with my gamestyle, and today everything clicked in TRAMLINES

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