Alcaraz pursues in Queen’s his fifth title of the season in his sixth final. Won in Rotérdam, Montecarlo, Rome and Paris. Lost in Barcelona because I was physically touched and now it is the turn in Queen’s against Czech Jiri Leheckka. Carlitos got rid of his friend’s penultimate round Roberto Bautista. The Castellón has lived a week in which he has met his tennis and has served to sneak back into the “Top 50”. But Alcaraz plays something else. It was imposed 6-4 and 6-4 in 90 minutes. Brilliance and consistency have become a sign of Alcaraz’s identity in the grass.
Only a summer storm that passed in the mid -afternoon through the Fulham neighborhood retarded the presence of Alcaraz in Queen’s. Opposite was Bautista after an extraordinary tournament, but of course Carlitos is not Borges, Mesik or Rune. The Castellón’s passage for Queen’s reminded the player who became a semifinalist in Wimbledon six years ago. His problem is that in front was the champion of the last two editions at the All England Tennis Club and that he has determined to raise his second title in Queen’s. After the almost three and a half hours used in beating Munar, it is not about getting confused. He resolved Rinderknech with enough and before Bautista began with the sharp racket. Roberto saved his first serve, but could not do the same in the third game. The “break” was the proof that Alcaraz did not want complications. His right sent the minimum so Bautista had no choice but to arm himself with patience and expect the opposite to loosen. But he didn’t. Physically it seemed that the game against Munar had played it ten days ago. And if your physical freshness is added to your tennis things happen like those of the first set. Alcaraz was unabordable with 9 “ACES” included, ended with 15, and closing the first partial with a perfect volley.
To culminate the “pack” began to release right without truce in the second set and Bautista began to look at the white flag in the fifth game. With a right, of course, added another break. Bautista was not doing a bad game, much less, but his tennis did not disturb the Palmar. Any other would have surrendered before, but the Castellón did not stop competing at any time. The problem is what I had in front. And in the final that problem will be for Jiri Leheckka.
The Czech surprised to overcome British Jack Draper 6-4, 4-6 and 7-5. Leheckka, 23, will have the opportunity to raise what would be the most important title of his career. The Czech played a great game connecting 16 direct serves and a total of 36 winning blows to a Draper that only generated opportunities to the rest in the second set. Neither in the first nor in the third, the two who lost the London, had “break” occasions, while Lehecka was much more effective and left Queen’s without the dream final. Tomorrow will be the sixth ATP final of Lehecka’s career, which won those of Adelaida 2024 and Brisbane 2025, and fell into the Next Gen Finals of 2022, Winston Salem 2023 and Antwerp 2024. Before Alcaraz he has a face of 1-1, having won him this year in Doha, while against Bautista he has lost four times and only defeated the Castellón Beijing 2024.