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The world No. 2 is playing on grass for the
first time since his fourth-round Wimbledon exit last year as he
acclimatises to the surface and the win was his best performance
this week.
"The movement on grass, I try to move easy and move well,"
Alcaraz told the BBC. "I watched the best players in the world,
trying to imitate them a bit. And I think I did well.
"I'm a guy who learns so fast . . . I'm playing at such a great
level and feeling really, really comfortable playing on grass."
He will face big-serving American Sebastian Korda, who beat
Briton Cameron Norrie 6-4 7-6(1) to extend his Queen's debut.
Australia's seventh seed Alex de Minaur was the first player to
book a place in the semi-finals, holding off Adrian Mannarino of
France for a 6-4 4-6 6-4 victory.
De Minaur faces second-seeded Dane Holger Rune on Saturday after
the 20-year-old beat Italy's Lorenzo Musetti 6-4 7-5.
Alcaraz, who studied Andy Murray and Roger Federer to improve
his tennis on grass, had 10 winners in the first set to
Dimitrov's four but trailed the former Queen's champion 3-0 in
the second before finding his rhythm and roaring back to win.
"Obviously the two matches before (Friday) helped me a lot,"
Alcaraz, 20, said.
Korda, meanwhile, cruised comfortably past fifth seed Norrie in
the tiebreak, with the Briton double faulting to go down 4-0.
"I'm playing really well on grass and feeling really
comfortable," said Korda. "I'm just enjoying myself.
"It's a great place. I've played some really good players this
week. I'm definitely clicking."
Rune trailed Musetti 4-1 in the first set before receiving
treatment on his right wrist during a medical timeout and the
world No. 6 did not lose another game in the set.
Musetti also hit Rune hard with an overhead.
"This just gives me fire in the belly to beat him even more,"
Rune said. "I'm super happy to beat him. It feels good. I'm in
the semis. He's not."
(Reporting by Lori Ewing; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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