Jacob Fearnley dished out another French lesson as he reached a first career ATP Tour-level quarter-final at Queen's Club.
The British number two beat volatile qualifier Corentin Moutet 6-3 2-6 6-2 at the HSBC Championships.
In doing so, Fearnley extended his remarkable, perfect record against French players to 17 wins from 17 matches.
Fearnley will play a fellow 23-year-old, Czech world number 30 Jiri Lehecka, in the last eight.
Top seed and 2023 winner Carlos Alcaraz escaped from being a break down in a deciding set to win the all-Spanish clash with Jaume Munar.
The five-time grand slam champion, 22, squandered two match points in a second-set tie-break and then fell 4-2 behind in the third.
But on the hottest day of the year, with temperatures hitting 32C in west London, Alcaraz kept his cool to win 6-4 6-7 (7) 7-5 after three hours and 23 energy-sapping minutes.
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In Nottingham today...
19:46
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Lawrence Ostlere
Two-times defending champion Katie Boulter was given a real scare before battling past fellow Briton Sonay Kartal 6-4, 1-6, 7-5 to reach the Nottingham Open quarter-finals on Thursday.
Boulter was pushed all the way by Kartal, who held a 4-2 lead in the decider, but the champion roared back to extend her winning run in the competition to 12 matches despite struggling in the heat.
"I have so much respect for Sonay, she is such a tough competitor and I also know she's never going to give me anything at any point," Boulter said.
"I know she's going to surpass me at some point, she's got the game for it, she's got the head for it. I'm going to have to face that fact.
"But at the very end I just wanted to grit my teeth as hard as I possibly could and get myself over the line. I have such great vibes here but the heat was killing me today.
"I am definitely proper British because I can't handle the heat at all."
Carlos Alcaraz speaks!
19:35
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Lawrence Ostlere
“It was a really tough battle that we had today. He's a great competitor and he showed how difficult it is to beat him. I'm proud of the level I showed. It's my second match on grass this year. There were moments I struggled a lot mentally and physically. I still don't know how I'm standing here. But I'm really happy I've given myself another chance in the quarter-final.
“I just kept fighting. I guess I didn't give up. Honestly I was out mentally, but I stayed there and tried to play the points and play my best points from the first set. But I still don't know.”
Game, set, match! Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 7-5 Jaume Munar
19:29
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Lawrence Ostlere
Alcaraz earns one match point on the Munar serve, and it’s all he needs, returning brilliantly down the T before throwing up a lob Munar can’t get back! A sad end for Munar after a phenomenal effort.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 6-5 Jaume Munar*
19:25
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Lawrence Ostlere
Two dominant holds, finished with aces, and we’re closing in on a match tie-break...
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 5-4 Jaume Munar*
19:17
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Lawrence Ostlere
Munar again wins the first two points of the game, and Alcaraz again hits back to steal it.
Munar is now serving to stay in the tournament.
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 4-4 Jaume Munar
19:11
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Lawrence Ostlere
Break! Munar is 30-0 up, seemingly cruising, but Alcaraz comes roaring back – fired by a brilliant backhand winner down the line – with four points in a row to break back.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 3-4 Jaume Munar*
19:08
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Lawrence Ostlere
A hold each, and Munar edges closer to a memorable victory.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 2-3 Jaume Munar*
18:58
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Lawrence Ostlere
Break! Wow, what a winner by Munar, crunching a forehand on to the baseline to convert a break point at 30-40, and the world No 59 leads! Deservedly so.
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 2-2 Jaume Munar
18:53
Munar fights to back up his break with a hold, and we’re all square.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 2-1 Jaume Munar*
18:44
Break! What a response – Munar fights to earn two break points and takes the first, punching the air and leaping with delight. Back on serve!
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7), 2-0 Jaume Munar
18:41
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Lawrence Ostlere
Break! Alcaraz holds and then snaps the Munar serve in the second game of the third set, and he’s in charge once more.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7(7) Jaume Munar
18:31
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Lawrence Ostlere
Set point to Munar, on his serve, and he takes it with a ruthless serve and volley!
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-6 (6-6) Jaume Munar
18:28
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Lawrence Ostlere
They can’t be separated! Alcaraz earns a set point but Munar fires a body serve which comes back long. They change ends...
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-6 Jaume Munar*
18:20
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Lawrence Ostlere
Alcaraz holds and we go to a tie-break! Munar has been the better player in this second set – can he capitalise?
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 5-6 Jaume Munar
18:09
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Lawrence Ostlere
Munar digs in for a gritty hold, and Alcaraz will serve to take the second set to a tie-break.
Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 5-5 Jaume Munar*
18:02
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Lawrence Ostlere
Munar earns a set point and gets a big chance to take it as he rushes in to the net to meet Alcaraz’s slightly clumsy drop shot... but he pushes the ball long down the line! Wrong choice, surely, with the court open wide.
Another set point comes and goes when Munar blasts a forehand long and he’s furious with himself, screaming into his racket Murray-style. It’s the longest game of the match and Alcaraz saves five set points in all! That is very Alcaraz.
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 4-5 Jaume Munar
17:49
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Lawrence Ostlere
Another entertaining game! A slice of bad luck scuppers Munar as he races after a wide serve only to be foxed as the return flicks the net. Alcaraz apologises as he earns a break point opportunity, which Munar does well to snuff out with a strong serve.
After a couple of deuces, Alcaraz produces some brilliance with a cross-court winner on the run to earn another break point. Munar then takes a timeout to complain about the speed at which the serve clock is ticking down, having been hit with a time violation, before saving the break point.
He holds after a powerful body serve which Alcaraz loops into mid-court for Munar to bury.
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 3-4 Jaume Munar
17:35
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Lawrence Ostlere
An epic game on the Alcaraz serve! Munar fights to earn himself a precious break point but fizzes an attempted backhand winner just wide. Two more break points come and go, and Alcaraz somehow holds on.
Munar quickly holds, though, and the pressure is back on his opponent.
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 2-3 Jaume Munar
17:18
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Lawrence Ostlere
Munar is irked by a not-up call from the umpire that didn’t look right in real-time and looked even worse on replay – he made it by a six inches at least. It wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the point but those little moments can rock a player. Yet he recovers well, seeing out the game to stay on serve in this second set.
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 1-2 Jaume Munar
17:07
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Lawrence Ostlere
A couple of holds apiece, as Munar seals his with a smash.
*Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 0-1 Jaume Munar
16:58
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Lawrence Ostlere
Munar is immediately put on the backfoot, with Alcaraz digging in to force deuce in the first game of the second set. But it’s an impressive reaction to the challenge, forcing an error from Alcaraz for advantage and then firing a forehand a winner on to the tramline to seal the hard-earned hold.
*denotes next server.
Game, first set! Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 Jaume Munar*
16:51
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Lawrence Ostlere
Alcaraz makes short work of his service game and that’s the first set sewn up, thanks to that one break of serve early on.
*Carlos Alcaraz 5-4 Jaume Munar
16:46
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Lawrence Ostlere
Munar crashes down a couple of aces to hold off Alcaraz once more, but now the reigning Wimbledon champion is serving for the first set.
Carlos Alcaraz 5-3 Jaume Munar*
16:43
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Lawrence Ostlere
A brief sniff of a break for Munar, but it’s shut down quickly by Alcaraz as he takes charge of a couple of long rallies to prevail to 30. Pressure now on the Munar serve as seeks to stay in the set...
*Carlos Alcaraz 4-3 Jaume Munar
16:36
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Lawrence Ostlere
Munar is made to work much harder this time, as Alcaraz shows his array of shots including a delicate cross-court winner with his opponent stranded at the net. But the underdog serves his way out of trouble from deuce to keep himself alive in the set.
Carlos Alcaraz 4-2 Jaume Munar*
16:29
Alcaraz kicks off the sixth game with a lovely deft drop-shot winner and runs away with it, holding to love.
*Carlos Alcaraz 3-2 Jaume Munar
16:26
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Lawrence Ostlere
Munar races to a confident love-hold, finished off by earning a long return from Alcaraz, to steady the ship after three successive lost games.
Carlos Alcaraz 3-1 Jaume Munar*
16:23
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Flo Clifford
Alcaraz fires a venomous forehand down the line, in cruise control of this game, and wraps it up with a deft drop shot that looks certain to be heading out - but kisses the sideline!
BREAK! *Carlos Alcaraz 2-1 Jaume Munar
16:19
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Flo Clifford
Munar looks to get the better of Alcaraz with a nice disguised ball down the line, but the top seed is equal to it and dominates the point, whipping another powerful forehand beyond his opponent to take the point.
An ace is followed by three double faults, and Alcaraz takes the break at the first time of asking.
Carlos Alcaraz 1-1 Jaume Munar*
16:13
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Flo Clifford
Alcaraz wriggles out of this game with a deft wide serve, sending Munar scrambling back across the court to cover the return, before blasting in behind him.
*Carlos Alcaraz 0-1 Jaume Munar
16:12
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Flo Clifford
Munar gets an early opening as Alcaraz fires long, but the top seed then crafts a lovely point, directing his compatriot from side to side before planting an acrobatic high backhand volley plumb into the open court.
Munar tries to rush the top seed, getting to the net, and hooks in a nice backhand volley of his own - but Alcaraz is wise to it and sends a tidy passing shot in behind him.
To deuce we go, as Alcaraz overcooks a cross-court forehand.
*Carlos Alcaraz 0-1 Jaume Munar
16:08
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Flo Clifford
Munar wrestles back control and secures a hard-fought hold as Alcaraz nets.
Carlos Alcaraz v Jaume Munar*
16:06
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Flo Clifford
Little racquet shake from Alcaraz as his opponent’s forehand drifts long. The top seed means business. 30-30.
Munar hits an Alcaraz-esque winner, racing onto a down-the-line forehand by Alcaraz and skewing a cross-court return out of reach of his compatriot. Delightful stuff.
But then Munar thumps into the net for deuce.
Carlos Alcaraz v Jaume Munar*
16:04
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Flo Clifford
We’re underway on the Andy Murray Arena! Munar, the Spanish No 5, to serve first.
Up next: Carlos Alcaraz v Jaume Munar
15:58
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Flo Clifford
Now for the headline event: Carlos Alcaraz continues his bid for a second Queen’s title, taking on compatriot Jaume Munar for a place in the quarter-finals.
The Spaniards are walking out onto the Andy Murray Arena now, so we should be underway fairly shortly.
'I've dreamed of these moments' - Fearnley
15:55
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Flo Clifford
“I'm very happy to be in my first quarter-final, it's even better to do it here in the UK,” Fearnley says in his on-court interviews. “It's really special for me, I've dreamed of these moments since I was a young boy. To do it here in front of this crowd and on this court is unbelievable.
“I tried to stick to my game plan and be aggressive. I did that better in the third set and the result speaks for itself.
“It's really special to have everyone here and watch me play on this stage.”
Fearnley beats Moutet 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
15:49
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Flo Clifford
“Home,” Fearnley writes on the camera lens. Aww.
He’ll face Jiri Lehecka in the quarter-finals after the Czech swatted aside Gabriel Diallo in straight sets.
Fearnley reaches the quarter-finals!
15:46
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Flo Clifford
Game, set and match Fearnley, and the Scot is into his first ATP Tour quarter-final! He holds to love with some fine serving and seals the win as Moutet fires long.
6-3, 2-6, 6-2. A composed performance in that final set, against one of the tour’s more idiosyncratic characters.
The pair share a respectful moment at the net. Safe to say the umpire won’t be on Moutet’s Christmas card list, however.
Fearnley serves for the match
15:43
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Flo Clifford
Moutet held after another lengthy service game - saving a match point in the process - but then royally kicked off, going straight to the umpire to complain about being given a time violation. Getting no response only seemed to aggravate him even more.
“This guy is crazy!” the Frenchman shouts.
Fearnley needs to keep his cool and ignore the distractions. He’s 5-2 up in the decider and serving for the match.
Katie Boulter ‘felt a lot of love’ from response after revealing online abuse
15:40
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Flo Clifford
British number two Katie Boulter has received a “really warm response” and “a lot of love” after revealing the scale of abuse aimed at her online.
The 28-year-old shared her experiences, which included death threats, with BBC Sport to highlight the issue of players encountering toxic messages on social media.
Since her interview aired, Boulter has been inundated with support.
“I looked on my phone this morning and literally there were hundreds of messages of people reacting to it and every single person was just telling me to disregard it and how much they love me and appreciate me bringing this subject into light,” she said following victory over Lulu Sun in the first round of the Lexus Nottingham Open.
Katie Boulter reveals reply to online troll after receiving death threats
15:33
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Flo Clifford
Katie Boulter has revealed she has received multiple death threats and abuse after her performances on court and has even interacted with online trolls to help them better understand the damage they can cause.
The British No 2 has recalled how after she dropped a tie-break at the French Open last month against Carole Monnet, several gamblers messaged her online.
Boulter would go on to win her second round match at Roland Garros in three sets, yet she has been left in fear by the experience.
One user said, “hope you get cancer,” while another vowed to damage her “grandmother's grave if she's not dead by tomorrow.”
Fearnley secures double-break lead
15:27
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Flo Clifford
Another brilliant point from Fearnley, who slips getting to a volley but still blasts a backhand cross-court - and wins the point!
The Scot leads by a double break in this deciding set, 4-1.
Fearnley breaks! Fearnley 6-3, 2-6, 2-1 Moutet
15:20
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Flo Clifford
This has turned into quite the tussle. Fearnley had several opportunities to break Moutet’s serve, and eventually took his chance, pasting a searing backhand winner down the line.
The Frenchman looked cool and composed throughout the second set but can be quite the fiery character and he loses his cool now, lashing a ball into the stands in frustration.
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova to retire from tennis at end of 2025
15:10
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Flo Clifford
Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova has announced the 2025 season will be her last as a professional tennis player, with the US Open set to be her final tournament.
The Czech won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014 and finished runner-up at the Australian Open in 2019, reaching a high of world No 2 over the course of her lengthy career.
She won 31 titles, including the WTA Tour Finals in 2011, and won Olympic bronze for the Czech Republic in 2016, as well as lifting six Billie Jean King Cup trophies.
Writing on social media, Kvitova said: “Growing up in my hometown of Fulnek and hitting the first tennis balls with my father on the local courts, I never imagined becoming a professional tennis player, being able to travel the world, and playing in the most beautiful stadiums around the world. And sure enough...somehow all of that became a reality, and so much more.
“As with all phases in life, there comes a day that it is time for a new chapter, and that time for me has come now. I therefore wanted to share with you that 2025 is my last season on tour as a professional. I am excited and very much looking forward to soak in the beauty of playing The Championships, Wimbledon one more time, a place that holds the most cherished memories in my career for me.”
Moutet levels the match, 3-6, 6-2
14:59
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Flo Clifford
The Frenchman duly held serve and we’re into a decider on the Andy Murray Arena.
Fearnley 6-3, 5-2 Moutet*
14:48
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Flo Clifford
Fearnley is struggling to deal with Moutet in this second set, fighting to keep his deficit to the Frenchman to a single break in this set.
He held after a mammoth game for 5-2 but is now a game away from being taken to a decider.
Boulter leads Kartal in Nottingham
14:35
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Flo Clifford
In other tennis news: at the Nottingham Open, two-time defending champion Katie Boulter leads fellow Brit Sonay Kartal 6-4 in their second-round encounter.
But sixth seed Magda Linette beat 17-year-old Mimi Xu, meaning only one Brit will progress to the quarter-finals.
Teenage British trio set for Wimbledon debuts as wildcards revealed
14:25
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Flo Clifford
Teenagers Hannah Klugman, Mimi Xu and Mika Stojsavljevic will make their senior Wimbledon debuts at this summer’s Championships after being awarded main-draw wild cards.
Klugman and Stojsavljevic, both 16, and 17-year-old Xu are at the forefront of an exciting generation of British youngsters.
Stojsavljevic won the US Open junior title last year and Klugman, who made the final round of Wimbledon qualifying 12 months ago, reached the French Open girls’ final earlier this month.
Xu, meanwhile, has beaten two top-100 players on grass this month and is close to breaking into the top 300 in the women’s game.
GAME AND FIRST SET! Fearnley 6-3 Moutet
14:16
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Flo Clifford
Fearnley lashes down an ace and that’s the first set in the bag!
Jack Draper overcomes Alexei Popyrin to battle into Queen’s quarter-finals
14:00
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Flo Clifford
Now the world No 6, a couple of spots down from his peak earlier this month at No 4, Jack Draper is in a very different position to a year ago. His rise has been stratospheric; he has spoken measuredly about taking it in his stride.
“Since I was a young guy, I have always wanted to be at the top of the game, and I knew eventually that [expectation and pressure] would come with it,” he said after his first-round win. “I feel confident, happy. I feel this is exactly where I want to be, regardless of any external noise.”
But it was external noise that he would in fact rely on Wednesday: the combined cheers and roars of 7,700 people inside a packed Andy Murray Arena, who collectively got him over the line in a hard-fought three-set win over Alexei Popyrin.
*Jacob Fearnley 3-0 Corentin Moutet
13:49
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Flo Clifford
And Fearnley builds on that start, racing to a 0-40 lead on Moutet’s serve.
The Frenchman drags himself back to 30-40, but hands over the break as he skews a forehand wide.
Fearnley backs it up with another service hold, putting pressure on Moutet at the net and the qualifier folding, shanking the ball into the tape. A nice three-game lead for the Brit.
Jacob Fearnley 1-0 Corentin Moutet*
13:40
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Flo Clifford
Fearnley serves first but gets off to a less than ideal start, hooking a forehand long to gift the Frenchman three break points.
An ace saves the first, and Moutet is then sent scrambling for a powerful forehand can’t keep it in play.
A brilliantly-constructed point by Fearnley almost backfires as he sprints back for a lob, but a booming strike has Moutet on the run and nearly into the splits trying to get it back in the court - but wide it goes.
A fine couple of smashes seal the hold, from 0-40 down. That should settle the nerves.
*denotes next server
Jacob Fearnley v Corentin Moutet
13:35
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Luke Baker
The players are out on court at Queen’s and warm-ups are just being completed now. Not long until this one gets underway with a quarter-final spot at stake
Jack Draper has proven his doubters wrong and is ready to win Wimbledon
13:30
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Flo Clifford
To pinpoint the exact moment where British No 1 Jack Draper launched his ascent to the upper echelons of men’s tennis, you’d need only go back 12 months this very weekend.
Off the back of a disappointing first-round exit at the 2024 French Open, Draper broke his ATP title duck with a statement triumph on the grass in Stuttgart. That week, as he has since acknowledged, something clicked in his big-hitting, flamboyant lefty game.
A few days later, the Brit outgunned Carlos Alcaraz at Queen’s. While the Spaniard would go on to win his second title at SW19 a few weeks later, Draper slumped to a disappointing second-round loss to compatriot Cameron Norrie.
Kieran Jackson on why he’s backing Draper for glory at SW19:
Jiri Lehecka beats Gabriel Diallo
13:30
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Luke Baker
Another good win for the increasingly impressive Jiri Lehecka, who beat fifth seed Alex De Minaur in the first round and has now cruised past Canadian rising star Gabriel Diallo to seal a quarter-final spot.
He triumphed 6-4, 6-2 to keep on rolling and will now face the winner of Jacob Fearnley v Corentin Moutet, which is next on the Andy Murray Arena.
GB’s Fearnley will hope to continue his recent rise in front of the home fans at Queen’s
Alex de Minaur reveals stance on US Open mixed doubles entry with Katie Boulter
13:20
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Flo Clifford
Alex de Minaur insists he would be keen to team up with fiancée Katie Boulter at the new-look US Open mixed doubles event in August.
The USTA announced the star-studded pairings for the event in New York on Tuesday, with British No 1 Emma Raducanu set to feature alongside Carlos Alcaraz.
In a field of 16, eight pairs are decided on combined singles ranking at the end of July, while the other eight will be decided by a wild card committee.
Australian No 1 De Minaur – ranked No 12 in the world – and British player Boulter, world No 39, are not on the initial list of pairings.
Carlos Alcaraz ‘super excited’ for Emma Raducanu dream team – as Spaniard progresses at Queen’s
13:10
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Flo Clifford
A fortnight out from Wimbledon, with All England Club defending champion Carlos Alcaraz beginning his grass-court campaign in the 27C sunshine at Queen’s Club, it is highly unusual for another grand slam to steal the limelight. Yet in New York, they don’t care what feathers they ruffle on the streets of Kensington or Southfields.
Earlier this year, the US Open announced a new-look mixed doubles tournament to take place in the week preceding the major. With a winning purse of $1m, top singles players have been encouraged to participate in a two-day, quick-scoring format. For the tradition of grand-slam tennis, it is quite the radical shake-up, while for doubles specialists, some reliant on the earnings of mixed tennis, it amounts to something close to a slap in the face.
Yet on these shores, there’s no doubting where the main stardust pairing lies. Five-time major winner Alcaraz, the sport’s hottest property right now, is set to compete in a box-office duo alongside British No 1 Emma Raducanu.
Carlos Alcaraz to play mixed doubles with Emma Raducanu in blockbuster US Open draw
13:00
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Flo Clifford
Carlos Alcaraz will partner British No 1 Emma Raducanu in a blockbuster US Open mixed doubles entry list.
New for 2025, the mixed doubles in New York will be staged in qualifying week on the two biggest courts, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, over Tuesday 19 August and Wednesday 20 August.
It means that the mixed doubles champions will be decided before even the draw for the singles events are announced.
As well as five-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz and 2021 US Open champion Raducanu, a host of other top names are competing alongside one another for the $1m champion prize - an increase of $800,000 from 2024.
Jiri Lehecka takes first set
12:49
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Flo Clifford
In today’s opening match on Andy Murray Arena, Jiri Lehecka has just taken the first set 6-4 over Canadian rising star Gabriel Diallo.
Fearnley is next on court after their match, with Alcaraz to follow.
Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz resume budding rivalry at Queen’s as British No 1 eyes top spot
12:43
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Flo Clifford
Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Jack Draper remain on course for a meeting in the final at Queen’s - although Jaume Munar will do his best to wreck that today.
Here’s a recap of their Queen’s meeting last year, and routes to West London this summer:
