I'm playing at such a great level and feeling really, really comfortable playing on grass.' 'I watched the best players in the world, trying to imitate them a bit.

'The movement on grass, I try to move easy and move well,' Alcaraz told the BBC. 2 is playing on grass for the first time since his fourth-round Wimbledon exit last year as he acclimatises to the surface and the win was his best performance this week. citizen must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in order to receive a visa to enter the country.LONDON, June 23 (Reuters) - Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals at the Queen's Club Championships with a 6-4 6-4 victory over Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday as the Spaniard warms up for Wimbledon. Open because he is unvaccinated against COVID-19. Open semifinals since Andy Roddick in 2006 before falling to Alcaraz in an epic.ĭjokovic was ineligible for the U.S.

Tiafoe became the first American born in 1989 or later to beat Nadal, Djokovic or Roger Federer in a major in 31 tries and the first American to make the U.S. Nadal’s quest for his 23rd major - and to move two clear of Novak Djokovic for the most in men’s history - ended at the hands of American Frances Tiafoe in the round of 16.

He spent 23 hours, 39 minutes on court over seven matches, the most for any man in a single major since time records began being kept in 1999. 1 in the ATP rankings, which began in 1973.Īlcaraz earned his first major title the hard way, becoming the third man in the Open Era to win back-to-back-to-back five-set matches en route to a major title. Alcaraz also became the first teenager to ascend to No. Open may go down in history as the arrival of Carlos Alcaraz.Īt 19 years old, Spain’s phenom beat Norwegian Casper Ruud in the final to become the youngest Grand Slam men’s singles champion since Rafael Nadal won the first of his 22 majors at the 2005 French Open.

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