Carlos Alcaraz had a rather difficult start to his grass campaign at the prestigious Queen’s Club in London. He was opposed to lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech, who appeared to be particularly inspired. The Spanish sensation won the match after trailing by 1 set, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (3).
Carlitos gifted the crowd with some of his amazing shots. Do not miss the following video featuring the 20-year-old winning an impossible rally.
Alcaraz in London, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Currently ranked no.2, Alcaraz has a 36-4 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is currently having a run in London where he beat the world no.83 Arthur Rinderknech 4-6 7-5 7-63.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.36 Jiri Lehecka in the 2nd round. They have never played each other so far in top events.
Carlos clinched 4 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona and Madrid. The Spaniard reached the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos won 10 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 7 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz is scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Arthur Rinderknech in 2023
Now ranked no.83, Arthur played his last match on the 20th of June when he was overcome by world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) in the 1st round in London (draw).
At the moment, during this season the French player has managed to achieve a composed 9-16 record. Arthur Rinderknech’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Pau Challenger.
He is also scheduled to play in Eastbourne (Rothesay International) on the 26th of June and Wimbledon (Wimbledon) on the 3rd of July.
Carlos Alcaraz and Arthur Rinderknech squared off just twice. Their head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 4-6 7-5 7-6(3) in the 1st round in London (Cinch Championships) on the 20th of June 2023.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
