Former Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez has predicted fireworks on the court when Emma Raducanu partners up with Carlos Alcaraz for the US Open mixed doubles tournament. The tennis world was stunned when it was announced the US Open champions will come together at Flushing Meadows.

The odds on a Wimbledon three-peat for Carlos Alcaraz are only shortening after he defeated Jiri Lehecka on Sunday afternoon to claim his second title at Queen’s.

Carlos Alcaraz made good on his “Grasscaraz” epithet Sunday, beating Jiří Lehečka 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-2 to win his second Queen’s title. Lehečka threatened to make Alcaraz’s life difficult with a surge toward the end of the second and the start of the third sets,