Carlos Alcaraz extended his unbeaten run with an impressive win over Arthur Rinderknech at Queen’s.
There’s simply no stopping the Spaniard right now, as he books his place in the semi-finals of the Queen’s Club Championships.
After Alcaraz survived a true battle against Jaume Munar in his second-round match, he made light work of Arthur Rinderknech in the quarterfinals.
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The Spaniard will now prepare to take on the winner of Holger Rune and Roberto Bautista Agut’s match in Saturday’s semi-final.
Speaking after his 7-5, 6-4 win over Rinderknech, Alcaraz updated fans on his fitness levels heading into the weekend.
Carlos Alcaraz admits things ‘could be better’ but thought he would feel ‘much worse’ physically
During his on-court interview, Alcaraz was asked how he is feeling physically, ahead of his semi-final match.
“Could be better, honestly,” he said.
“I feel, honestly, I thought I was going to feel much worse than I feel right now. But we are tennis players, we are going to do whatever we have to do to recover to be in good shape for the next day.
“I am glad today was one hour, 20 minutes, today was more grass, and hopefully tomorrow I am going to feel much better.”
The second set of Alcaraz’s match with Munar (one hour, 40 minutes) was longer than his entire match today.
Reflecting on the match itself, Alcaraz is confident he’s improving day by day on the grass.
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“I am feeling much better than on the first day. That is what I am trying to do every day,” he said.
“Just trying to feel better, moving, feeling the ball, just feeling great playing on grass.
“I am really happy to be able to play at a good level today. It was a tough one, it was a big challenge today because Arthur [Rinderknech] is playing great on grass, but I’m really happy with the way I played and felt today.”
Alcaraz was clinical against Rinderknech, converting both of the breakpoints awarded to him by the Frenchman.
Stats from Carlos Alcaraz v Arthur Rinderknech
The Spaniard will no doubt hope to produce a similarly clinical performance when he returns for his semi-final match.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper edge closer to dream Queen’s final
Tennis fans have been treated well over recent months, watching the biggest stars in the men’s game battle it out on the biggest of occasions.
Since the beginning of April, four ATP finals have been contested by the tournament’s top two seeds.
- 2025 Munich Open – [1] Alexander Zverev d. [2] Ben Shelton
- 2025 Italian Open – [2] Carlos Alcaraz d. [1] Jannik Sinner
- 2025 French Open – [2] Carlos Alcaraz d. [1] Jannik Sinner
- 2025 Stuttgart Open – [2] Taylor Fritz d. [1] Alexander Zverev
With the top two seeds at Queen’s, Alcaraz and Jack Draper reaching the semi-finals in 2025, we could well witness a fifth on Sunday.
The pair have already played three times this year, as one of the most exciting rivalries in tennis continues to heat up.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper’s head-to-head record
Alcaraz leads their head-to-head 4-2, although it’s important to note Draper beat the Spaniard in their one previous grass-court meeting at Queen’s 12 months ago.
Unable to reset following his maiden French Open win, Alcaraz fell to a convincing 6-7, 3-6 defeat in London.
Perhaps Draper will reflect on that match before a potential final against Alcaraz, but neither player will want to get too far ahead of themselves.
Alcaraz will first prepare to take on Bautista Agut or Rune in the semi-finals, while Draper faces Jiri Lehecka.
The Queen’s Club Championships semi-finals will take place on Saturday, June 20, before the final on Sunday, June 21.