{"id":200897,"date":"2025-06-20T21:36:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T21:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/200897\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T21:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T21:36:19","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-rides-career-long-win-streak-into-queens-club-semi-finals-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/200897\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz rides career-long win streak into Queen’s Club semi-finals | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

London Queens Club
\n Alcaraz rides career-long win streak into Queen’s Club SFs<\/p>\n

Bautista Agut stuns Rune to claim first Top 10 win of 2025<\/p>\n

June 20, 2025<\/p>\n

Getty Images for LTA<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz beats Arthur Rinderknech in straight sets on Friday at Queen’s Club.
\n By Jerome Coombe<\/p>\n

Carlos Alcaraz extended his winning streak to 16 matches Friday at the HSBC Championships, where he sealed his semi-final spot in fine fashion.<\/p>\n

The top seed and 2023 Queen\u2019s Club champion withstood a barrage of big serving from lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech to prevail 7-5, 6-4. Alcaraz, who was tested in a gruelling three-set battle with Jaume Munar in the second round, delivered a contrasting quarter-final display against Rinderknech, during which he did not face a break point, according to Infosys ATP Stats.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought I was going to feel much worse, but we are tennis players, we have to do whatever we have to do to feel good,\u201d said Alcaraz. \u201cI\u2019m glad that today was one hour and 20 minutes, a bit more like grass.\u201d<\/p>\n

After improving to 3-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Rinderknech, Alcaraz will face Roberto Bautista Agut in the semi-finals. After capturing titles at the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome and Roland Garros, Alcaraz is riding the longest winning streak of his career.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m feeling much better than my first match, obviously, but that\u2019s what I\u2019m trying to do,\u201d said Alcaraz. \u201cI\u2019m feeling great, and I\u2019m just happy to play at such a good level today. It was a big challenge today, but I\u2019m happy with the way I played and felt today.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alcaraz is now 1,940 points ahead of second-placed Jannik Sinner atop the PIF ATP Race To Turin, which serves as an indicator as to who will claim the ATP Year End No. 1 presented by PIF honours.<\/p>\n

The No. 2 player in the PIF ATP Rankings, Alcaraz triumphed on his debut at Queen\u2019s Club in 2023 before falling to home favourite Jack Draper in the second round last year. The 22-year-old is seeded to meet Draper in the final this year after the Briton defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 earlier on Friday.<\/p>\n

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Bautista Agut earned his first Top 10 win of the season by holding off fourth seed Holger Rune to advance to his 47th tour-level semi-final. The 37-year-old Spaniard, who is the third oldest man to reach this stage at Queen\u2019s Club, struck cleanly from the back of the court and prevailed 7-6(5), 6-7(4), 6-2 after two hours, 26 minutes.<\/p>\n

In a fired-up second-set tie-break display, Rune reeled off five points from 2\/4 to spark hopes of a comeback. Yet Bautista Agut responded with an impressive serving performance in the final set to overwhelm the Dane, winning 14 of 15 points behind his first delivery.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means a lot, it means that I still really love the sport,\u201d said Bautista Agut. \u201cI wake up every morning with 120 per cent of dedication. I\u2019ve been doing a lot of work this year, but the results didn’t show. But I\u2019m very happy with how I\u2019m playing this week.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bautista Agut saved a match point in his opener against Nuno Borges and rallied from a set in his second-round match against #NextGenATP Czech Jakub Mensik. A former World No. 9, Bautista Agut is up eight spots to No. 43 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.<\/p>\n

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