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Tennis Tracker: Kvitova defeats Vekic in German Open final, Alcaraz claims Queen's title

Alcaraz won Queen's at the first time of asking
Alcaraz won Queen's at the first time of askingReuters
Carlos Alcaraz (20) has reclaimed the world number one spot and won his first grass title by beating Alex De Minaur (24) at Queen's. Catch up on that and the rest of today's tennis action below in the Tennis Tracker.

23:34 CET - Despite winning Queen's and retaking the world number one ranking Carlos Alcaraz (20) still sees Novak Djokovic's (36) as the favourite for Wimbledon.

"I have quite a lot of confidence heading into Wimbledon. I ended the week playing at a high level, so right now I feel one of the favourites to win Wimbledon, but I have to get more experience on grass," said Alcaraz.

"Novak is the main favourite to win Wimbledon, but I will try to play at this level to have chances to beat him or make the final.

Read more of his comment here.

23:30 CET -  Our Flash Moment of the day from the men's side was this epic rally between Guido Pella (33) and Marcos Giron (29) in their match in Mallorca. Tune in tomorrow for more from that tournament as the first round continues.

ATP Flash Moment of the day
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21:41 CET - We'll leave you for the day with a video recap of Petra Kvitova's (33) road to the title in Berlin.

You can read more about her victory earlier here.

Kvitova's road to the title in Berlin
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21:34 CET - The final match of the day in Mallorca between Ilya Ivashka (29) and Roberto Carballes Baena (30) has been suspended until tomorrow with the score at 4-6, 6-1.

And that's all for the day's play around Europe. Tune in to the Tennis Tracker again tomorrow to keep up to date with all the results, news and more.

21:23 CET - Over in Mallorca, Guido Pella (33) and Corentin Moutet (24) got their campaigns off to a winning start earlier to move into the second round at the ATP grass court event.

21:18 CET  - Rounding up some of the winners at the WTA event in Bad Homburg, Sara Errani (36), Anna Blinkova (24), and Liudmila Samsonova (24) all won their opening matches today to progress to the second round.

17:52 CET - Vekic may have lost the final, but she did at least win our WTA FlashMoment of the day with this excellent passing forehand that ended a gruelling rally. 

WTA FlashMoment of the day
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17:22 CET - The German Open title has gone to Petra Kvitova (33), who has beaten Donna Vekic (26) 6-2, 7-6.

With how she's playing, the two-time Wimbledon champion will fancy her chances of winning the Grand Slam for a third time next month.

Kvitova vs Vekic highlights
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Kvitova interview
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17:01 CET - Corentin Moutet (24) has won the first match of the Mallorca Open, beating Christopher O'Connell (29) 7-5, 6-4.

At Bad Homburg, Sara Errani (36) has won 6-2, 6-3 against Maryna Zanevska (29).

16:40 CET - Jelena Ostapenko (26) has won her first title in over a year, beating Barbora Krejcikova (27) 7-6, 6-4 in Birmingham.

Krejcikova vs Ostapenko highlights
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Ostapenko interview
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16:23 CET - In case you didn't know, Carlos Alcaraz (20) is a bit good. The Spaniard, playing at Queen's for the first time ever, has only gone and won it, beating Alex De Minaur (24) 6-4, 6-4 in the final.

He got better and better as the week went on and now looks set to be Novak Djokovic's (36) biggest threat at Wimbledon. With his win, he replaced his rival at the top of the world rankings, regaining the number one spot.

Alcaraz vs De Minaur highlights
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Alcaraz interview
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15:50 CET - Alexander Bublik (26) has defeated Andrey Rublev (25) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to win his first ATP 500 title in Halle.

Rublev vs Bublik highlights
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Bublik interview
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15:15 CET - Former world number 11 Alize Cornet (33) has beaten former world number 18 Martina Trevisan (29) 6-4, 6-2 at Bad Homburg.

All four finals are now underway, with the one in Halle between Andrey Rublev (25) and Alexander Bublik (26) entering a deciding set and the rest still in the first.

Cornet - Trevisan highlights
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Cornet's post-match comments
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13:20 CET - It's not long now until today's finals begin. Things will get started in Halle at 14:00 CET, at 14:30 CET in London and Birmingham, and the German Open final will start at 15:30 CET.

13:13 CET - The first match of the day is over with the opening clash of the Bad Homburg Open going the way of Rebeka Masarova (23), who beat Aliaksandra Sasnovich (29) 6-3, 6-2.

07:40 CET - Hello and welcome to our coverage of today's tennis. We'll bring you updates of the finals of Queen's, Halle, the German Open and the Rothesay Classic, as well as the first rounds being played in Mallorca and Bad Homburg.