"I love playing in front of the fans in London": Alcaraz to participate in Queen's ATP Championship 2025

Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz has confirmed that he will play the Queen’s ATP Championship in 2025. The mega-event, which is one of the oldest in the history of tennis, is being organised just a few days before the start of the second Grand Slam of the year.

Alcaraz, who is already regarded as one of the best players currently playing in men’s tennis in the singles category along with Italy’s Jannik Sinner and Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, has confirmed that he will participate in next year’s event. The 21-year-old, in a statement that BBC Sports quoted, stated that winning the competition two years back helped him have a belief that he could lift the Wimbledon title as well.

"Lifting 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,” said Alcaraz."I love playing in front of the fans in London and I hope I can have another successful summer in the UK."

Alcaraz lifted the title in the 2023 edition as he defeated Australia’s Alex de Minaur in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4. This year, it was world number four America’s Taylor Fritz who lifted the title after beating Lorenzo Musetti in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 7-6. The competition will be organised from 16-22 June. The tournament will feature the women's category for the first time in 50 years.

Alcaraz has a fabulous record playing on the grass court. He has already lifted the Wimbledon title two times. In 2023, he defeated Djokovic in the final in a five-set thriller with a score of 1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–1, 3–6, 6–4. Twelve months later, Alcaraz once again lifted the title after beating Djokovic again in the final, this time in straight sets with a score of 6-2, 6-2, 7-6.