Carlos Alcaraz picks his favourite surface to play tennis on out of grass or clay

Carlos Alcaraz won his 21st career title after defeating Jiri Lehecka in the final of the Queen’s Club Championships.

Alcaraz defeated Lehecka over three sets to lift the trophy for the second time in two years, improving his winning streak to 18 matches.

The Spaniard is also on a 12-match winning streak on grass, which dates back to Wimbledon last year, where he emerged victorious at the All England Club for the second year in a row.

Having won the fourth grass-court tournament of his career just weeks after clinching his second consecutive Roland Garros title, it’s not clear which surface is Alcaraz‘s best.

Following his triumph over the Czech star, the five-time Grand Slam champion gave the answer.

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Carlos Alcaraz picks his favourite surface to play on out of grass and clay

In his post-match press conference, Alcaraz was asked: “You seem to be doing really well on grass. Is it now becoming one of your favourite surfaces to play on?

The Queen’s champion responded: “I mean, I can’t say no. I cannot say no (smiling).

“But we just play two tournaments per year on grass, but yeah, I’m just feeling great. I don’t think it’s my favourite surface.

“I think it’s clay right now. But I feel at home every time that I play on grass, so I think it’s a great feeling.”

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Carlos Alcaraz explains the difficulty in change from clay to grass

Alcaraz said of the change from the clay season to the grass season: “Well, yeah, it’s really, yeah, I’m going to say it’s really complicated, switch from clay to grass in just a few days, because that’s the time I had before the tournament began.

“Just two days of practicing, and then I had to compete here. So I came here with no expectations at all.

“I just came here with a goal to play two, three matches, try to feel great on grass moving, and, you know, give myself the feedback of what I have to improve, what I have to do better.

“But, you know, I just got used to the grass really quick, and I’m just really proud about it. My goal was complete, and I’m not talking about lifting the trophy or making the final. It was just to feel great, to feel really comfortable on grass once again.

“So what I’m more proud about this week is the way that I have been improving every day. You know, since the first day until today, I think I’m a different player on grass.

“Just, as I said, got used to it really quick, and that’s the thing that I’m most proud about.”

Alcaraz will now look ahead to the Wimbledon championships, where he has the chance to become the fifth man in the Open Era to three-peat in South West London.

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