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Carlos Alcaraz beats Jiri Lehecka 7-5 (5)6-7 6-2 to win Queen’s for the second time<\/h2>\n

Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 6-2 Lehecka* <\/strong>Up 15-0, Lehecka sends a gigantic serve down the T but Alcaraz makes him play one more ball and he overhits his clean-up. And, well, oh dear: a double means 15-30 then a gorgeous inside-out forehand into the corner snatches two championship points.And Alcaraz only needs one, Lehecka betting a backhand, and we are witnessing greatness, people. Lehecka played brilliantly for two sets and be very sure he\u2019s growing into a serious factor in this thing of ours, but genius is as genius does.<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 5-2 Lehecka <\/strong>Lehecka is running out of time to break and, as I type, Alcaraz smites an ace down the middle for 30-0. A classic serve-volley point follows, and another service winner takes him a game away from his second Queen\u2019s title. After a little sit-down, Lehecka will serve to stay in the match.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 4-2 Lehecka* <\/strong>A forehand to the ankles catches Lehecka as he comes in and makes 15-all; a decent serve and a terrifying forehand restore his advantage. At 30-all, a service winner takes him to within a point of a hold, and Alcaraz then butchers a forehand long to hand it to him. He\u2019s still in dis ting.<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 4-1 Lehecka <\/strong>A fine return helps Lehecka to 15-all and a quality return asks a question; Alcaraz answers it well enough, then nails a backhand down the line for 40-15 before a long battle of slices inspires tittering in the crowd \u2013 followed by shushing, of course \u2013 until Lehecka errs. Alcaraz is nearly there.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 3-1 Lehecka* <\/strong>In Nottingham, Kessler has beaten Yastremska 6-4m7-5 to take the title; while I\u2019m looking that up, Lehecka finds himself down 15-30. And, well, oh dear: a big serve sets up the volley but his hands fail him and he pats into the net so must now face two break points. The first is saved via overhead \u2026 but a deep return arrives quickly, and Lehecka can only shovel into the net. Yet again, Alcaraz appears to be finding a way.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Spectators cheer as Carlos Alcaraz celebrates winning a point against Jiri Lehecka.<\/span> Photograph: Peter Cziborra\/Action Images\/ReutersShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a011.25 EDT<\/p>\n

*Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 2-1 Lehecka <\/strong>Lehecka beat Alcaraz on hard earlier this year, and when he makes 0-15 he\u2019ll be smelling opportunity; an effort forehand restores parity in the game. An ace follows, and from there, two more quick points secure the hold.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 1-1 Lehecka* <\/strong>Now it\u2019s Lehecka making 40-0 \u2013 he must be absolutely flying here, now certain he can hit his best level in a big match against the best. A netted forehand from Alcaraz, and he\u2019s on the board in the third.<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 1-0 Lehecka <\/strong>Whatever happens from here, Lehecka has put the tour on notice: he\u2019s ready to compete at the highest level. Alcaraz, meanwhile, holds to love, sealing the game with an ace.<\/p>\n

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Jiri Lehecka wins the second set 7-6(5)<\/h2>\n

Alcaraz 7-5 (5)6-7 Lehecka <\/strong>Well played Jiri Lehecka! A service winner secures the set; doesn\u2019t he deserve that! And don\u2019t we, too! Here comes the decider this match deserves!<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 6-6 Lehecka (5-6) <\/strong>Lehecka\u2019s shown really good mentality today and rebounds from that disappointment with a mahoosive ace \u2026 then at 5-5, Alcaraz sends down a double fault! He\u2019s served brilliantly today but goes for a bit too much on his second delivery here \u2013 perhaps that\u2019s a consequence of the pressure exerted on return by Lehecka \u2013 who now has a set point!<\/p>\n

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Updated at\u00a010.57 EDT<\/p>\n

Alcaraz 7-5 6-6 Lehecka (4-4) <\/strong>Not for long! Another fine return from Lehecka \u2013 he\u2019s getting such great depth on these \u2013 allows the clean-up and restores the advantage at 4-2. But what can I tell you, mates? We said Alcaraz would probably do whatever this match demanded of him and he flows in to somehow retrieve a drop, sprinting and on the stretch \u2013 Lehecka was a little deliberate there \u2013 then hoists a lob that his man can\u2019t get back. This is terrific stuff.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 6-6 Lehecka (2-3) <\/strong>Lehecka holds for 1-0 then lands another ball on the line; it sticks, and Alcaraz yanks wide to cede the mini-break. A service-winner apiece follows, meaning Lehecka leads 3-1, then Alcaraz stretches to conjure a decent return out of nothing, it forces him into the point, and a magical flat forehand down and on to the line retrieves the mini-break.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Jiri Lehecka flips a forehand to Carlos Alcaraz at the men\u2019s singles final at Queen\u2019s.<\/span> Photograph: Adam Davy\/PAShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a011.08 EDT<\/p>\n

*Alcaraz 7-5 6-6 Lehecka <\/strong>Alcaraz serves into the net, by the standard a chance \u2026 and then he does it again; 0-15. Lehecka, though, then swipes a backhand into the net and an ace for 30-15 follows. But have a look! A fantastic next point, two colossal forehands then a deft volley, level the game and the Czech is two points away from the set. AND WHAT ON EARTH?! A return on to the line it too good, Alcaraz dangles a racket and, facing the wrong way, manages a half-volley pick up, so Lehecka marches in to put it away, raising set point in the process \u2026 only to go long! Oh mate. Ohhhhh maaaaaate. We\u2019ll see what happens from here, but that is the kind of oversight that can cost matches; he responds well, though, another terrifying forehand making deuce. And facing a second serve, he steels himself, stepping in \u2026 only to receive a 117mph second effort that\u2019s far too good. To hit it that hard requires gargantuan cojones, and from there, Alcaraz closes out; a tiebreaker it is.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 5-6 Lehecka* <\/strong>Alcaraz goes long, just, for 15-0, but a forehand error from Lehecka brings us back level. No matter: a a serve out wide allows the clean up to the opposite corner, an ace out wide makes 40-15, and when a return drops long, the Czech guarantees himself a second-set breaker. Now, can he unload on the Alcaraz serve?<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 7-5 5-5 Lehecka <\/strong>Alcaraz quickly makes 30-0, an overhead to the corner, timed so sweetly \u2013 he didn\u2019t hit it hard \u2013 takes him to 40, and an ace down the T secures the hold. Lehecka just can\u2019t get anything going on return and it\u2019s really not his fault.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 4-5 Lehecka* <\/strong>Lehecka will have felt pretty poorly that he didn\u2019t make a first-set breaker and when he slices into the net up 30-0, he has work to do. So he powers down a service winner \u2026 then overhits an inside-out forehand to set nerves a-jangling, all the more so when a forehand to the tootsies catches him coming in, his drop sits up and, stranded at the net, he watches Alcaraz swat a winner cross court. No matter! From there, Lehecka makes advantage, then coaxes a backhand winner down the line, and this is impressive stuff. His all-round game is working nicely; his opponent must now serve to stay in the second set\u2026<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 7-5 4-4 Lehecka <\/strong>Another ace, this time down the T, makes 30-0, but a pass directed into the net with a lot of court at which to aim then invites Lehecka into the game. For all the difference it makes. A body-serve is too good, then another ace secures another hold; I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ve ever seen Alcaraz serve this well. Good luck, everyone else.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Carlos Alcaraz plays a backhand return to Jiri Lehecka.<\/span> Photograph: Adrian Dennis\/AFP\/Getty ImagesShare<\/p>\n

Updated at\u00a011.06 EDT<\/p>\n

Alcaraz 7-5 3-4 Lehecka* <\/strong>Lehecka races in to hammer an overhand forehand to the corner for 30-15 \u2013 you\u2019ve got to be so strong to do that \u2013 but at 40-15, a backhand into the net puts him under. As he serves, I realise that there\u2019s something in his action not unreminiscent of the aforementioned Becker, feet right close together and knee bend generating the power; he finds good enough delivery to secure the hold. Again, he\u2019s right in it as the set reaches the business end.<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 7-5 3-3 Lehecka <\/strong>Alcaraz doesn\u2019t do enough with a forehand but tidies at the net nevertheless; it\u2019s ridiculous how fast he is, but when marvelling at that we mustn\u2019t ignore the anticipation \u2013 he couldn\u2019t run so quickly on clay and grass without it. Anyhow, an ace makes 40-0, Lehecka nets a backhand, and round we go again. This match is of proper standard, and it\u2019s a shame it\u2019s over three sets, not 30.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 2-3 Lehecka* <\/strong>A service winner settles the nerves and a leaping forehand down the line makes 30-0 as Alcaraz slips. From there, Lehecka seals the hold, and even if he loses this match, the way he\u2019s going about it will stand him in good stead for, er, Wimby<\/em>. He\u2019s moving beautifully now and holding himself like he knows he belongs.<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 7-5 2-2 Lehecka <\/strong>Oh my goodness: if Alcaraz serves as he\u2019s doing today, I\u2019m not sure how you beat him. A love hold, secured with consecutive aces, and seconds after sealing his own, Lehecka is back under pressure. I\u2019d not be shocked to see him broken here.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 1-2 Lehecka* <\/strong>At 15-all, Lehecka comes in and looks to have done enough with his volley, only for it to clip the net and drop on his side; an ace quickly redeems the situation, a service-winner then improving it. Ahahaha, and an ace on to the T secures a vital hold \u2013 this is impressive stuff from the Czech.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously you\u2019d have to fancy Alcaraz here,\u201d writes Gregory Phillips, \u201cbut I bet a lot of players will be hoping to avoid Lehecka at Wimbledon. On this form he could give anyone an argument. You know, Becker won Queen\u2019s in 1985…\u201d<\/p>\n

I\u2019m afraid I do know because I\u2019m old enough to remember it happening. I actually bumped into Bozza in Accra the Detty December before last and mentioned that his winning Wmbledon at 17 is still the greatest achievement of my sport-watching career. With a nod to Rob Cross winning the World Darts Championship, of course.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Jiri Lehecka flings off a forehand to Carlos Alcaraz.<\/span> Photograph: Luke Walker\/Getty Images for LTAShare<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 7-5 1-1 Lehecka <\/strong>You\u2019ve got to laugh: Lehecka hangs in the point, smacks a rally ball towards the baseline, pretty central \u2026 and Alcaraz geniuses a forehand winner down the line. A backhand, though, on to the outermost fibre of the paint \u2013 Alcaraz leaves it \u2013 at least means now love hold, and two more backhands, one line and one cross, set up the delicate volley putaway. At 40-30, Lehecka has a sniff, a forehand return close to the line turns it into an aroma \u2026 then he massively overhits his next ball. Still, though, that was his best returning game ins a while.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 7-5 0-1 Lehecka* <\/strong>It won\u2019t exactly feel like he this, but Lehecka should take heart from that first set \u2013 he was in it until the end, and it took a bad game coinciding with a good game for his opponent to take it from him. He begins the second with a love hold, sealed with an ace, but can he find a way to make an impression on the Alcaraz serve?<\/p>\n

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Carlos Alcaraz wins the first set 7-5<\/h2>\n

*Alcaraz 7-5 Lehecka <\/strong>As we were saying. An ace out wide, cut to hit the box short, makes 15-0 \u2026 but another serve out wide is then caressed down the line for a winner! Lehecka isn\u2019t giving this up, but he can\u2019t control either of his next returns meaning, at 40-15, two set points, and shonuff another return, sent wide and long, means the world no 2 leads. He\u2019s playing very, very well here \u2013 and credit to Lehecka, he\u2019s forcing that.<\/p>\n

<\/span>These Carlos Alcaraz fans will be pleased that he\u2019s taken the first set.<\/span> Photograph: Andy Rain\/EPAShare<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 6-5 Lehecka* <\/strong>I had the privilege of cutting about the players\u2019 lounge this week, and Alcaraz stood out as the most obviously relaxed person there. The team he\u2019s got around him feels a key part of that \u2013 he\u2019s able to be himself and play as himself with no fear of recrimination, which I\u2019m certain helps him under pressure. Anyhow, as I pontificate we reach 30-all and Lehecka has questions to answer \u2026 swiping a backhand long after Alcaraz reads his serve and puts him under with a return of testing length. The biggest point of the match is coming up and it\u2019s Lehecka who can\u2019t handle it, netting a backhand. Alcaraz will shortly serve for set one and it\u2019s hard to escape the feeling that whatever he\u2019s asked to do to win this match, he\u2019ll do.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Carlos Alcaraz dinks a forehand over the net to Jiri Lehecka.<\/span> Photograph: Adam Davy\/PAShare<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 5-5 Lehecka <\/strong>Serving to stay in the set, Alcaraz floats long then Lehecka finds a terrific backhand return that\u2019s too good; 0-30 and pressure! Naturally, an ace follows, then an effort buggy-whip forehand behind a nails second serve; brilliant behaviour and 30-all. Within seconds, a service-winner down the T secures 5-5, and Alcaraz looks up to see his dad shaking a fist.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 4-5 Lehecka* <\/strong>And now a love hold for Lehecka. This set is going to come down to a ball here and there.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 4-4 Lehecka* <\/strong>I\u2019ve been wondering who Lehecka looks like and I\u2019m delighted to advise you I\u2019ve worked it out: Liam \u201cBilly\u201d Whelan of Busby Babe fame. Alcaraz celebrates with a third straight love hold.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 3-4 Lehecka* <\/strong>Oooh, Lehecka opens a channel down the line \u2026 only to overhit his forehand, then a second serve sits up \u2026 only for Alcaraz to drill into the net. And have a look! At 30-15, a forehand flatter than Stanley \u2013 seriously, I promise \u2013 makes a decent Alcaraz return look silly, wiped down the line with astonishing prejudice, and the hold is secured to 30. This is already a good contest, hinting at developing into much more.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 3-3 Lehecka <\/strong>You\u2019ve got to laugh: a second-serve ace, out wide, gives Alcaraz 15-0, then Lehecka works the chance to try a forehand winner, slapping wide. He hits the ball really flat flatly flat, which makes him dangerous on grass, but a second consecutive love hold suggests the world no 2 is hitting a groove.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 2-3 Lehecka* <\/strong>Lovely from Lehecka! First, he makes a mess of a volley to go down 0-15 \u2013 he doesn\u2019t have the feel Alcaraz does, but then neither does anyone else either \u2013 only to respond with a forehand missile and a service winner. Another error then takes us to 30-all, but a big second serve, into the body, raises game point \u2013 it takes some moxie to go that hard with a double fault possible \u2013 but we go to deuce, whereupon Lehecka thunders a backhand into the net and he\u2019s in trouble. So of course he punishes an ace down the T then punishes a lofted return via brutal forehand winner, and from there he secures the game. Lehecka survives his first test.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Jiri Lehecka bops a backhand return from the baseline.<\/span> Photograph: Joanna Chan\/APShare<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 2-2 Lehecka <\/strong>Alcaraz opens the game with an ace and a forehand to the corner then incites the return-shank; 30-0. And have a look! At 40-0, a forehand taken in the corner, from around the arse, and whipped down the line secures a love hold.<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 1-2 Lehecka* <\/strong>Lehecka will be relatively happy with his start here. And though, I type, at 40-15 he wallops a forehand just wide, he was looking for a winner, only just missed it, and next point he\u2019s more careful in ushering one into the corner; it\u2019s too goo.<\/p>\n

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*Alcaraz 1-1 Lehecka <\/strong>On our how does Lehecka win this question, Coach Calv messages to say both \u2013 he has to stick in rallies and also look to end them quickly if he can, while hoping Alcaraz loses concentration. Sounds easy enough, right? Anyroad up, a sublime touch volley gives Alcaraz 30-15 and from there he quickly levels us up.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Carlos Alcaraz serves to Jiri Lehecka during the men’s singles final at Queen\u2019s.<\/span> Photograph: Adam Davy\/PAShare<\/p>\n

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Alcaraz 0-1 Lehecka* (*denotes server) <\/strong>Lehecka starts confidently but gets a bit clever with a volley when he might\u2019ve hit a winner; Alcaraz, though, can\u2019t respond; 15-0. From there, he makes 30-15 after both men stray long on the forehand, a booming forehand\/drop combo takes him to game point, and he eventually holds to 30.<\/p>\n

<\/span>Carlos Alcaraz returns to Jiri Lehecka as the men\u2019s singles final at Queen\u2019s gets underway in front of a packed house.<\/span> Photograph: Adam Davy\/PAShare<\/p>\n

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Lehecka to serve, ready \u2026 <\/strong>play.<\/p>\n

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Our coverage has, finally, started, and our players are out.<\/strong> Lehecka will have to start well, but if he can he\u2019s a live dog.<\/p>\n

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But if we\u2019re talking telly, <\/strong>my current favourite feelgood is Chef\u2019s Table on Netflix. And there appears to be an inexhaustible supply of them.<\/p>\n

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What?!<\/strong> Points of View is still going?! I did not know that, but I do now know that Lynda Flemmings isn\u2019t happy with the latest series of Glow Up. Incredible scenes.<\/p>\n

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But how does he win here? <\/strong>He might want to stick in in points, frustrating Alcaraz by hitting down the middle of the court to deny him angles, or he might look to attack on the basis that if he doesn\u2019t, a winner will arrive at some point. It\u2019s not really reflective of my worldview, but I\u2019d take the former option.<\/p>\n

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So what of today? <\/strong>Lehecka isn\u2019t just a servebot \u2013 he\u2019s extremely useful off the ground too \u2013 but I\u2019m interested to see how he handles the occasion, Going on to court before one match last year, he was overheard berating his team for putting too much pressure on him by saying he could be world no 1. This is not the kinds of conversation I\u2019d expect Sinner or Alcaraz ever to have had, reason being they\u2019re both born killers. And, though it\u2019s a proclivity that can be nurtured, it suggests a testy relationship with pressure and entitlement.<\/p>\n

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Good news for the British no 1. <\/strong><\/p>\n

We could easily be discussing this for a decade, but will Draper win a Slam? Mac reckons he\u2019s good for more than one, but I\u2019m less sure. I fear he may struggle to see off Alcaraz on clay and grass, and Sinner on hards. The latter, though, looks his best route.<\/p>\n

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In Nottingham, <\/strong>where Dayana Yastremska faces McCartney Kessler, they\u2019re off for rain with Kessler up 5-4 in the first.<\/p>\n

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Just under a fortnight ago, Carlos Alcaraz completed one of the great comebacks to beat Jannik Sinner in one of the great finals, winning his second consecutive French Open in the process, and it felt like everything had changed. There was before that match, and there would be after it.<\/p>\n

In our minds and our hearts, that might remain the case. But for actual sportsfolk, actual sport isn\u2019t really like that, moving relentlessly and remorselessly on like nothing else has happened, is happening, will happen \u2013 it\u2019s Eckhart Tolle\u2019s Power of Now to the nth degree. The past is passed and the future is a promise; all that exists the current moment.<\/p>\n

If we were here to improve ourselves we could probably learn something from that; never mind. Even so, though, as they stand before us this afternoon we can be certain Alcaraz doesn\u2019t care about Paris, he just wants to win today, and Jiri Lehecka definitely doesn\u2019t care about Paris, he just wants to win the biggest title of his nascent career.<\/p>\n

And believe that he can; when you serve like he does, you can win against anyone, To get to here, he\u2019s seen off Alex de Minaur, Gabriel Diallo, Jacob Fearnley and an admittedly ill Jack Draper \u2013 a decent effort nevertheless \u2013 and won\u2019t be overawed by the opponent or occasion.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz, though, is capable of winning any contest, from any position, in any manner, a creative genius and mentality monster. He is beatable \u2013 the options available to him on court are so numerous he sometimes loses himself among them \u2013 but if Lehecka is to triumph today, he\u2019ll have to play the match of his life so far, having convinced himself it\u2019s the only match that\u2019s ever been. And even then, it might not be enough.<\/p>\n

Play: 2pm BST<\/strong><\/p>\n

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