LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz's buildup took a hit when he lost in the second round of Queen's Club on Thursday. Alcaraz, the defending Queen's champion and top seed, lost to Jack Draper 7-6 (3), 6-3. For Draper, the British No. 1, it was the biggest win of his career. He was impressively composed in front of his home crowd. Queen's was Alcaraz's only grass-court preparation last year en route to winning Wimbledon for the first time. But this time the Spaniard will have only tw
LONDON — Canada's Milos Raonic lost to fourth-seeded American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (5), 6-4 in second-round action Wednesday at the Queen's Club Championships tennis tournament. The 33-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., came into the match following a first-round win over Cameron Norrie in which he set a record for aces in an ATP three-set match with 47. He was held to nine aces Wednesday, two fewer than Fritz, in the first meeting between the players. Raonic seemed poised to win the first set when he t
LONDON (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz began his grass-court season by beating Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 7-5 in his opener at Queen's Club on Tuesday, and Andy Murray was victorious in his 1,000th tour-level match. The 21-year-old Spaniard returned to action following his French Open title and extended his grass-court winning streak to 13 matches. The streak dates back to last year, when Alcaraz won the Queen’s Club title before defeating Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon final. Alcaraz, ranked No. 2. improv