Carlos Alcaraz Claims Second Queen’s Club Title After Thrilling Final Battle

Carlos Alcaraz won his second Queen's Club Championship on Sunday, beating Jiri Lehecka in a battle-hardened final with a 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 win at the 2025 HSBC Championships.

The 22-year-old Spaniard showed grit as well as flair to win his fifth ATP title for the season and set his all-time tour total to 21 at the tour level. In the process, Alcaraz took over the ATP Tour lead in titles this year. He continues to solidify his status among the game's top players.

"Today is a special day for me," Alcaraz said after the victory. "I'm just glad to hold the trophy again. I arrived with no expectation, just to have nice tennis and adapt to the grass. I [was fortunate] to have a lot of friends and family here who made me feel really at ease on and off the court."

In his first grass-court final, Lehecka was a more than capable opponent for Alcaraz, taking the Spanish star to two closely fought sets. Following a narrow victory over the Czech in the first set, Alcaraz lost the second set in a tiebreak. Nevertheless, the world No. 2 steadied in the third, overwhelming the final set to seal victory in two hours and one minute.

The victory is Alcaraz's fourth grass-court title in his career—joining the exclusive list of current players who include Novak Djokovic, Matteo Berrettini, Taylor Fritz, and Nicolas Mahut, all of whom have won four or more grass-court titles. With Wimbledon looming, where he will begin as the two-time reigning champion, Alcaraz has an 18-match win streak—his highest ever.

Ever since suffering an early defeat at Miami, the Spaniard has been on a sensational run, compiling a 27-1 record. Among his title wins this year are high-profile triumphs at Monte-Carlo, Rome, Roland Garros, and now London. The period has also seen him increase his advantage over Jannik Sinner in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin.

Perhaps the highlight of the match was in the second-set tiebreak, when Alcaraz finished a grueling rally with a perfectly placed lob, stunning the crowd and revealing his characteristic pressure-nightmare-solving creativity and athleticism.

Despite losing the final, Lehecka looked back on the experience with pride. "It's difficult for me to find the words now, but I'm absolutely delighted that I got the opportunity to battle for the title today," he said. "Congratulations to Carlos and your team for doing an excellent job. I left everything on the court today and unfortunately it wasn't good enough."

The Queen's Club crowd saw an old-fashioned struggle, and with Wimbledon mere days away, Alcaraz's dominant play on grass has solidly positioned him as the player to beat once more.