Carlos Alcaraz replaces Djokovic at No. 1 ahead of Wimbledon. Swiatek Stays A Top The WTA AP-TEN-Tennis-Rankings-Wimbledon

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Carlos Alcaraz is starting to feel like a veteran
on grass, despite playing in only the third
tournament of his young career on the
surface. The 20-year-old Spaniard reached his
first ATP final on grass and moved one win away
from reclaiming the top ranking by taking out
Sebastian Korda 6-3, 6-4 at the Queens Club
Championships on Saturday. Right now I feel
like Im playing for 10 years on grass, its
something crazy for me, Alcaraz said. I didnt
expect to adapt my movement, my game so fast on
grass. Im really happy with that. Since the
first match, I feel the love from the crowd. I
would say that its impossible to win these kind
of matches without them, without the energy they
bring to me. Alex de Minaur stands between
Alcaraz and the trophy and No. 1 ranking. Alcaraz
is wary of him. Its going to be a big
challenge for me. His game is really good on
grass, Alcaraz said. He serves so flat. Hes
going to be very dangerous. Alcaraz and Korda
played their first career semifinal on
grass. Korda, the first American to reach the
Queens semifinals in 11 years, served nine aces
but also double-faulted six times. His slice was
regularly punished by Alcarazs heavy forehands.
Alcaraz won the only break point of the second
set and held on. Victory would give the U.S.
Open champion his fifth title of the year, his
11th tour title overall and move the 20-year-old
Spaniard above Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings
meaning he would also enter Wimbledon next
month as the No. 1 seed. Last year, Alcaraz lost
in the fourth round to Jannik Sinner at
Wimbledon. The second-seeded Holger Rune also
came to London never having won a tour-level
match on grass, like Alcaraz.
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De Minaur knocked out Rune 6-3, 7-6 (2), saving
the three break points he faced and breaking the
20-year-old Danes serve twice. De Minaur has
pedigree on grass. The Australian won Eastbourne
in 2021 and reached the Wimbledon last 16 in
2022. I have played decent on grass and I am
having a good week, and this was my best
performance of the week, he said. De Minaur
won the biggest title of his career and his
seventh in February at Acapulco. The
20-year-old Spaniard reached his first ATP final
on grass and moved one win away from reclaiming
the top ranking by taking out Sebastian Korda
6-3, 6-4 at the Queens Club Championships on
Saturday. TAGSCarlos Alcaraz