Carlos Alcaraz fired another warning shot to his rivals as he claimed the title at Queen's by beating Jiri Lehecka.

Two weeks on from his monumental French Open triumph against Jannik Sinner, the reigning Wimbledon champion won his fifth title of the season, and his fourth since the start of April.

Underdog Lehecka offered a real challenge, especially in the second set, but was ultimately beaten 7-5 6-7 (5-7) 6-2 by the in-form world number two.

Having edged out a tight opening set following a short rain delay in west London, Alcaraz was pegged back in the second.

Lehecka squandered a chance to tee up set point when he sent what should have been a routine forehand long, giving Alcaraz the chance to force a tie-break.

A stunning, scooped backhand lob from Alcaraz made it 4-4 and handed the momentum to the Spaniard, but Lehecka responded with a string of brilliant serves, including a blistering ace and the set-clinching effort, which proved unreturnable.

However, as great players do, Alcaraz swiftly regained control in the decider, breaking to take a 3-1 lead – an advantage he never looked likely to relinquish, and victory was sealed when Lehecka slammed into the net.

The man of the hour

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Data Debrief: King Carlos rules at Queen's

Alcaraz's preparations for his Wimbledon title defence could hardly have gone better, and he has now scooped his second crown at Queen's.

The 22-year-old has now won 251 career matches, while he is 42-5 for the 2025 season, having extended his career-best winning streak to 18 matches.

Alcaraz leads the ATP Tour in wins (42) and titles (five) this season, and is 27-1 since the start of April, with his sole defeat in that time coming against Holger Rune in the Barcelona Open final.

He has now won at least five trophies in three different seasons, having claimed five in 2022 and six in 2023, and has become the fifth active male player to win at least four grass-court titles, after Novak Djokovic (eight), Matteo Berrettini (four), Taylor Fritz (four) and Nicolas Mahut (four).