Grass-court newcomer Carlos Alcaraz through to Queen's Club quarters with win over Grigor Dimitrov
The Spaniard continues to show improvement on grass as he set up a semi-final clash with Sebastian Korda in London.
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Carlos Alcaraz defeated the only former champion still in the field, Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, to advance to the quarter-finals of the cinch Championships. </p>
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The 6-4, 6-4 scoreline doesn't tell the whole story of the match, however, as Alcaraz was trailing 1-3 during a second set in which he twice lost his serve. </p>
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However, Dimitrov was unable to make his breaks stick, allowing Alcaraz to come roaring back and close out the victory. </p>
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The 20-year-old Spaniard, playing in only his third grass-court tournament, said: "The work that I put in and the matches that I've played at a great level helped me a lot coming into this tough match. </p>
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"Grigor is a top player on any surface, but especially on grass. But I played really well from the beginning to the last ball. </p>
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"I'm a guy who learns quite fast and I'm feeling really comfortable playing on grass." </p>
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Alcaraz moves on to face American Sebastian Korda, who ended Cameron Norrie's charge with a 6-4, 7-6 (1) victory. </p>
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Korda broke Norrie for 3-2 and had another break point for 5-2 in the opening set. Norrie wriggled out of that tight spot with a pair of aces, but he was unable to prevent Korda wrapping up the set in 37 minutes. </p>
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Norrie hauled a break back for 3-3 in the second, the first time he had got anywhere near the Korda serve. </p>
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But Korda, the son of former Australian Open winner Petr and brother of major champion golfer Nelly, raced away with the tie-break to reach the last four on his Queen's debut. </p>
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"It's massive. I'm playing really well on grass, I feel comfortable and I'm really enjoying myself here. </p>
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"As many matches as I can get, I'm always super happy. Everything is clicking right now." </p>
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The second semi-final sees Denmark's Holger Rune take on Australian Alex de Minaur. </p>
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Rune was a 6-4, 7-5 winner over Italy's Lorenzo Musetti, while De Minaur dispatched France's Adrian Mannarino 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. </p>
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