Top seed Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Queen’s Club Championships semi-finals with a 6-4 6-4 triumph against Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov on Friday, as the Spaniard warms up for Wimbledon.
“The movement on grass, I try to move easy and move well,” Alcaraz told the BBC. “I watched the best players in the world, trying to imitate them a bit. And I think I did well.
“I’m a guy who learns so fast . . . I’m playing at such a great level and feeling really, really comfortable playing on grass.”
He will compete against the powerful American Sebastian Korda, who extended his Queen’s debut by defeating British player Cameron Norrie 6-4 7-6(1).
The first player to secure a spot in the semi-finals was Australia’s seventh-seeded Alex de Minaur, who defeated France’s Adrian Mannarino 6-4 4-6 6-4.
Alcaraz, who studied Andy Murray and Roger Federer in order to improve his tennis on grass, grabbed eleven wins to Dimitrov’s four in the first set but trailed the former Queen’s champion 3-0 in the second before finding his footing and roaring back to win.
“Obviously the two matches before (Friday) helped me a lot,” Alcaraz, 20, said. “I’m playing really well on grass and feeling really comfortable,” said Korda. “I’m just enjoying myself.
“It’s a great place. I’ve played some really good players this week. I’m definitely clicking.”