ATP London Final – Alcaraz vs Lehecka
🧠 Form & Context
Carlos Alcaraz
- 🏆 Rolling champion: 41–5 on the year, with finals in five straight events. Fresh off conquering Roland Garros.
- 🌴 Ibiza reset → instant focus: Looked rusty vs Munar but locked in to beat Rinderknech and Bautista Agut without dropping a set.
- 🌱 Queen’s résumé: 10–1 lifetime record, champion on debut in 2023. Only loss here came last year to Draper.
- 💣 All-court artillery: Mixes kick serves and forehand bombs with smarter point patterns, adapting to grass with each match.
- 📈 Finals pedigree: 21–6 in career finals, and 4–1 in 2025 alone.
Jiri Lehečka
- 🚀 Grass breakout: 6–1 this swing—wins over De Minaur and Draper have been career-defining on grass.
- 👀 Giant-killer: Owns 20 wins over top-20 opponents, including a comeback win over Alcaraz in Doha this year.
- 🔧 First-strike specialist: Big flat serve followed by aggressive forehands—ideal for Queen’s quick turf.
- ⏫ Ranking rise: Will move into the Top 25 with this run; could overtake Macháč with a win today.
- 🏆 Title test: Just 1–3 in ATP finals and never beaten a top-40 player in a title match—until now?
🔍 Match Breakdown
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