More than 1 week after being crowned at Roland Garros, Carlos Alcaraz has returned to play. He started the pitch season by attending the Queen's Club Championships – ATP 500 tournament held in London, England. In the match, the No. 1 seed defeated Adam Walton after 2 sets.
In the second round, the opponent of Alcaraz was compatriot Jaume Munar. Two players brought the audience a dramatic talent, 3 sets long for more than 3 hours.
This match, Alcaraz had a promising start with early break in the set. Although the ability to serve one is unstable, the Roland Garros champion still won 12 out of 13 serve points to maintain the advantage. He closed the first set with a 6-4 victory.
Set two witnessed the struggle between two Spanish players. A game that lasted nearly 25 minutes at 4-5 seemed to be a turning point, when Alcaraz saved 4 set points before entering the tie-break series. Here, the No. 1 seed suddenly made a double serve mistake, helping Munar to save Match Point for the second. The 59th-class player in the world then took advantage of the opportunity to win the 9-7 breath, thereby dragging the match into the decisive set.
Set Ba became more tense when Alcaraz lost the break early and showed off his temper. However, the owner of the 5 Grand Slam still showed his bravery at the right time. Since being led 4-3 and 30-0, he reclaimed the break in game 8 and equalized 4-4.
From here, the more Alcaraz plays. He won four in the last five games and ended the match with a Smash that made Munar error. The final ratio is 6-4, 6-7 (7-9), 7-5 in favor of the world's No. 2 player.
This result has brought Alcaraz to the quarterfinals of Queen's Club Championships 2025. Notably, this is the 15th consecutive victory of the No. 1 seed – also the longest chain of the British career. In the next round, Alcaraz will meet Arthur Rinderknech, who defeated Reilly Opelka with a score of 7-5, 7-6 (7-3).
