Spanish phenom Carlos Alcaraz sends Wimbledon warning by storming into Queen's Club final

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Carlos Alcaraz fired a Wimbledon warning to his rivals after claiming he feels like he has been playing on grass for 10 years. </p>

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The 20-year-old from Spain is only playing in his third tournament on the surface at the cinch Championships, and his first other than at SW19. </p>

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But Alcaraz will take on Australian Alex De Minaur in Sunday's final at Queen's Club after comprehensively beating America's Sebastian Korda 6-3 6-4. </p>

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"I'm playing great and feeling great," he said. "I'm really happy to play my first final on grass, and even more here at Queen's. </p>

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"I'm getting better. I'm feeling better every match I play. I feel like I've been playing for 10 years on grass. I didn't expect that." </p>

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Should Alcaraz win the title - and it would be hard to bet against him - he will overtake Novak Djokovic as world number one, and be the top seed at Wimbledon. </p>

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"Honestly at the beginning of the week I didn't know that I could recover the number one," he added. </p>

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"But when I won yesterday they told me and it is an extra motivation. It's in my mind and I'm going to go for it. Being top seed and number one is a dream." </p>

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De Minaur reached his first Queen's final after a grass-court masterclass against Holger Rune. </p>

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The 24-year-old 'Demon' won 6-3 7-6 (2) to become the first Australian to make the final since Lleyton Hewitt won his fourth title in 2006. </p>

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"He's (Hewitt) played pretty decent here over the years. He's got a pretty good record," smiled De Minaur. </p>

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"I think I'm a little bit far away from that, but, you know, I would love to be able to put my name on the trophy tomorrow. </p>

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"He's been a huge mentor and he's my Davis Cup captain, so he's been messaging me this week as well. Hopefully I can keep it going." </p>

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De Minaur, the Australian number one, is the boyfriend of current British number one Katie Boulter, who won her first title at the Nottingham Open last weekend. </p>

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He added: "I was probably inspired by her last week. I mean, I think she put in a hell of a performance, all things considered. </p>

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"She's playing her home tournament, she's British number one for the first time, she's non-stop playing more Brits so there's always a lot of nerves and pressure. </p>

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"She went out there, had a great week, made the final and then the biggest match of her career, she played one of the best matches I've ever seen her play. </p>

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"To be able to stand and deliver in that crucial point and win her first title, I was like, 'yeah, I've got to watch what she's doing and learn myself'. </p>

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"I think I have tried to replicate that a little bit this week and just be nice and calm, have a positive mindset. You know, it definitely helps. I've got to get a couple more tips from Katie." </p>

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