Carlos Alcaraz edged Jiri Lehecka to win a second Queen’s Club title, which has proved to be excellent preparation as he looks to win Wimbledon for the third time.<\/p>\n
The world No 2 won in three sets, 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2.<\/p>\n
Alcaraz came through a highly-competitive first set where he was able to break the Czech late on before going on to serve out for the lead.<\/p>\n
Lehecka, who beat an ailing Jack Draper in the semi-final, did not let his head drop, and went toe-to-toe with the Spaniard in a second set with no break-point chances for either player until the tie-break.<\/p>\n
The pair traded mini-breaks until Lehecka broke for a narrow lead, levelling the match on his first set-point.<\/p>\n
However Alcaraz was the first to break after the first changeover in the decider, and kept ahead before breaking for the title.<\/p>\n
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