Alcaraz On Brink Of No. 1 After Reaching First Grass Final At Queen's Club

Improving by the match on the grass courts of the Cinch Championships, Carlos Alcaraz moved into his first final on the surface with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Sebastian Korda.

With victory against Alex de Minaur in Sunday's final at The Queen's Club in London, the Spaniard would reclaim the top spot in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings from Novak Djokovic and secure the No. 1 seed at Wimbledon. Through to his 14th tour-level final, he is seeking his 11th title.

Alcaraz's win against World No. 32 Korda improved his record to 27-1 against players outside the Top 20 this season. He has reached at least the semi-finals in eight of the nine tournaments he's played on the year.

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After winning a dramatic opening set that featured a combined three breaks of serve on 13 chances, Alcaraz won the only break point of the second set. The 20-year-old converted three of his nine break chances overall, saving four of five break points against him in the opening set.

The American was plagued by six double faults, including several at key moments in the first set. Korda's slice was also punished by Alcaraz, the top seed running around it and crushing forehands at every opportunity.

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