Carlos Alcaraz didn't arrive in London with a lot of hope of making a deep run, understanding his limitations on grass.
He proved that those limitations aren't as severe as he might have thought making his way to his maiden final on the surface. Alcaraz took down Sebastian Korda in the semi-final to get it done and he'll take on Alex de Minaur in the final of the ATP 500 event.
He beat De Minaur in the past so he'll certainly feel good about doing it again even if he's playing him on a surface that favours the Australian a bit more at this stage of their careers. Alcaraz has all the tools to be wonderful on this surface and he's proving that this week though he didn't really see it coming. Not this quickly at least.
Yeah, I surprised myself honestly with the level that I'm playing right now. How I'm feeling on court, I didn't expect to feel that in just six days.
The final is a chance for Alcaraz to return to number one. It's not the thing he focuses on as winning the trophy will certainly be a bigger goal but it's certainly something he works towards. Being number one is a source of pride for him as well as being able to be the number one seed at Wimbledon at age 20.
A win would ensure that he'll be the number one seed at Wimbledon which is pretty good for a player for who signed up for the Cinch Championships only to get some experience on grass. It would be very impressive considering he's in London without his coach Ferrero.
I mean, I came here just to get experience, to get out on court and practicing and playing with these kind of players, you know, and I'm going to say is a good preparation for Wimbledon, but I didn't expect at the beginning of the week that I'm gonna be in the final and playing such a good level.
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