{"id":76319,"date":"2024-11-26T14:32:36","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=76319"},"modified":"2024-11-26T14:32:36","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:32:36","slug":"carlos-alcaraz-return-queens-club-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/11\/26\/carlos-alcaraz-return-queens-club-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Carlos Alcaraz confirms return to Queen\u2019s Club in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed he will return to the Queen\u2019s Club Championships in 2025 as part of his preparations for Wimbledon where he will be aiming for a third seconsecutve title. The world #3 made the announcement, signaling his intent to continue his strong grasscourt campaign. Having won Wimbledon in both 2023 and 2024, Alcaraz will aim to follow in the footsteps of legends like <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/11\/25\/andy-murray-coaching-djokovic-masterstroke\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Novak Djokovic<\/a>, Roger Federer, and Bjorn Borg by completing a prestigious hat-trick at the All England Club. His proposed return to Queen\u2019s Club, where he lifted the title in 2023, will likely vital to his build-up to the grass-court season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait to get back on the grass at The Queen\u2019s Club next summer,\u201d said Alcaraz in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lta.org.uk\/fan-zone\/cinch-championships\/news\/carlos-alcaraz-set-to-return-to-the-queens-club-in-2025-as-tickets-go-on-sale-for-advantage-members\/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20can&#039;t%20wait%20to,a%20lot%20to%20compete%20there.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>. \u201cLifting the title two years ago is what gave me the belief to go on and win Wimbledon for the first time, so it always means a lot to compete there. I\u2019m ready to come back again in 2025 and give it my all to try and win another trophy. I want to join amazing players like [Andy] Murray, [Feliciano] Lopez, [Andy] Roddick, etc., in winning this title multiple times and I\u2019m confident that I can achieve that. I love playing in front of the fans in London, the LTA puts on a great event, and I hope I can have another successful summer in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"yx15fqTIT7pbV6eSrDT18Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2157845683\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'yx15fqTIT7pbV6eSrDT18Q',sig:'pv4HXy9_4gHDFsouzKLw-gZasodpkik8YSDoDeQk4FU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2157845683',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz\u2019s history at Queen\u2019s makes his return highly anticipated. He won the prestigious ATP 500 tournament in 2023, defeating Alex de Minaur in the final. This victory was pivotal in his preparation for Wimbledon, where he claimed his first Grand Slam title. The Spaniard will be looking to repeat that success in 2025, aiming for his second title at the Queen&#8217;s Club and his third Wimbledon crown.<\/p>\n<h4>Alcaraz&#8217;s 2024 Grass Court Campaign and 2025 Plans<\/h4>\n<p>In 2024, Alcaraz\u2019s journey at Queen\u2019s was cut short after a surprising second-round loss to Britain\u2019s Jack Draper. Despite the early exit, the four-time Grand Slam champion won Wimbledon for the second consecutive year, cementing his place as one of the game\u2019s brightest stars. The Spaniard finished 2024 ranked world No. 3 with a remarkable 53-13 win-loss record and four singles titles, including both the French Open and Wimbledon. His success has made him one of the favorites for the 2025 grass court season.<\/p>\n<p>Tbe 21-year-old will make his third consecutive appearance the Queen\u2019s Club Championships, with the tournament set to take place from June 16-22, 2025. The event will be particularly special as the WTA tour returns to Queen&#8217;s for the first time in over 50 years, from June 9-15.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo credit: Susan Mullane-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed he will return to the Queen\u2019s Club Championships in 2025 as part of his preparations for Wimbledon where he will be aiming for a third seconsecutve title. The world #3 made the announcement, signaling his intent to continue his strong grasscourt campaign. Having won Wimbledon in both 2023 and 2024, Alcaraz [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5286,"featured_media":58524,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[274,5729,22,114],"class_list":["post-76319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atp","tag-bjorn-borg","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-roger-federer"],"modified_by":"Jim Smith","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5286"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}