He’s a fast learner, that Carlos Alcaraz. Two days after struggling to decipher the peculiar cadences of lawn tennis in his opening match at Queen’s, he raced into the first grass court quarter-final of his career with a whip-smart 6-2, 6-3 win over Jiri Lehecka.
Yet even after his 85-minute victory, the 20-year-old Spaniard was keen to further his education. For moments after stepping off Centre Court he made his way to practice court No 7 to put more work into his game – and his movement – for another 45 minutes.
