De Minaur continues 'amazing week', aims to join girlfriend Katie Boulter in grass court winners' circle at Queen's: "It's a pretty special tournament"

Alex De Minaur to Face Carlos Alcaraz in ATP Queen's Club Final and Could Join Girlfriend Katie Boulter as Grass Champions

This will be De Minaur's second final appearance of the year, this time on grass. In early March, he clinched the ATP 500 Acapulco Open title, coming back from a set down against Tommy Paul. In the Mexican tournament, De Minaur defeated Holger Rune in the semifinals, just as he did yesterday at Queen's Club Championships, winning 6-3, 7-6(2) on Saturday.

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Holger Rune & Alex de Minaur playing a clay court point on grass. On a scale of 1 to fast, this was lightning. ⚡️

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However, the challenge in this final will be greater as he faces first seed Carlos Alcaraz, who has double motivation as he could reclaim the world No. 1 ranking if he wins and just before the start of Wimbledon.

De Minaur already has a grass court title under his belt, having lifted the trophy at Eastbourne in 2021, and he has demonstrated this week that he can perform at a high level on this surface. The world No. 18 could also achieve his highest career ranking if he wins the tournament, climbing to the 14th spot in the world rankings.

"I'm having an amazing week, let's just hope I can do just one better tomorrow," he said.

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"I love being here, love playing on this court in front of this amazing crowd.

"It's a pretty special tournament, today was my best match so far. So, happy days - one to go. It would be pretty nice [to win], I'll do my best,” De Minaur added.

Given the limited number of grass court tournaments each year, only a few players can claim titles on this surface. However, De Minaur's girlfriend, Katie Boulter, recently won the Nottingham Open just a week ago.

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Alex de Minaur on grass this year: 5-1 Katie Boulter on grass this year: 5-1 The grass-court power couple 💚

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