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Alcaraz after winning Queen's Club crown: 'I came here with no expectations'

If anyone believed Carlos Alcaraz might take some time to adjust to grass following his Roland Garros triumph, the Spaniard quietened those thoughts at the HSBC Championships. The No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings triumphed at The Queen’s Club for the second time on Sunday when he battled past Jiri Lehecka for the ATP 500 trophy.

“I’m going to say it's really complicated, [switching] from clay to grass in just a few days, because that's the time I had before the tournament began. [I had] just two days of practising and then I had to compete here,” Alcaraz said. “So I came here with no expectations at all. I just came here with a goal to play two, three matches, [trying] to feel great on grass moving, and give myself the feedback of what I had to improve, what I had to do better.”

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Although there are always things to work on, Alcaraz looked sharp in his first grass-court event of the season. He rallied from a 2-4 deficit in the second round against Jaume Munar and remained calm when Lehecka won the second set in the final.

“I just got used to the grass really quick, and I'm just 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,” Alcaraz said. “So what I'm more proud about this week is the way that I have been improving every day. Since the first day until today, I think I'm a different player on grass.”

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The 22-year-old found his service rhythm by the end of the tournament, delivering 18 aces in the final against Lehecka according to Infosys ATP Stats. Alcaraz did not lose serve in his final three matches of the week.

“I’m really proud. It's something that I'm working on every day, not only on grass. When I play on clay, when I play on hard court, during the whole year I put so much attention on the serve just to improve it, just to be better,” Alcaraz said. “I make changes in the movement. I’ve been making changes on the serve just to be better on that.

“After Munar's match, yeah, I was disappointed with my serve, and I tried to make something different [in] the practices, just to make [it] a little bit better [in] the matches. And then after that, I have been serving really, really well. Honestly, now I know how John Isner and Reilly Opelka feel when they [are] playing.”

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After taking a 2-1 Lexus ATP Head2Head series lead against Lehecka, Alcaraz was clear that clay is his favourite surface at the moment. However, the Spaniard is 24-3 on grass in his career and storming into Wimbledon with plenty of momentum.

“I feel at home every time that I play on grass,” Alcaraz said. “So I think it's a great feeling.”