Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz captured his second Queen’s Club championship on Sunday, defeating Jiri Lehecka 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2 in a thrilling final that served as the perfect prelude to his Wimbledon title defence.
The world number two fired 33 winners and delivered 18 aces during the two-hour, 10-minute contest in west London, eventually breaking the Czech world number 30’s stubborn resistance.
With this latest success, the 22-year-old Spaniard has now amassed five titles in 2025, having previously triumphed on clay in Monte Carlo, Rome, and at the French Open, as well as on hard courts in Rotterdam. His victory at Queen’s also extends his unbeaten run to 18 matches—the longest winning streak of his career—since losing to Holger Rune in Barcelona in April.
Alcaraz joins Feliciano Lopez as only the second Spanish player to win the prestigious Queen’s Club title twice, with Lopez having done so in 2017 and 2019.
Although raised on Spain’s clay courts, Alcaraz has quickly become a dominant force on grass. His victory at Queen’s in 2023 was a springboard for his first Wimbledon title weeks later, a crown he successfully defended last year. With an 11-1 career record at Queen’s, he now heads into Wimbledon, starting June 30, seeking a third consecutive All England Club title.
After overcoming Roberto Bautista Agut in the semi-finals, Alcaraz had warned his Wimbledon competitors that his “grass-court mode” was fully activated—a warning he emphatically backed up with his commanding display against Lehecka.
Lehecka, 23, was contesting his first final on grass after an upset win over British hopeful Jack Draper in the semi-finals. He became the first Czech to reach the Queen’s final since Ivan Lendl in 1990. Earlier this year, Lehecka had stunned Alcaraz in Qatar, coming from a set down, but was unable to repeat the feat on Sunday.
The opening set saw Alcaraz narrowly miss an early break before finally seizing his chance at 6-5 when a double fault by Lehecka handed him the advantage. Alcaraz swiftly closed out the set.
Lehecka battled hard to force a second-set tiebreak, where a rare double fault from Alcaraz allowed him to level the match. But the Spaniard quickly regained control in the deciding set, breaking for a 3-1 lead after Lehecka netted a forehand. From there, Alcaraz surged to victory with a series of powerful winners, sealing yet another title in his growing collection.
