Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz fired a Wimbledon warning as he comfortably beat Alex de Minaur 6-4 6-4 to assert the Queen’s Club title on Sunday and return to world primary.
In baking temperatures, the 20-year-old had an excessive amount of firepower for his wily Australian opponent as he claimed his first grasscourt title in spectacular vogue.
It was solely Alcaraz’s third event on grass, however the way in which he marched by means of the draw augurs properly for his prospects at Wimbledon the place he can be seeded primary.
De Minaur, the primary Australian to achieve the London remaining since Lleyton Hewitt in 2006, had probabilities for a break of serve when main 4-3 within the opening set however couldn’t take them.
Alcaraz then broke serve within the following sport earlier than wrapping up the set on serve.
De Minaur double-faulted handy over a service sport early within the second set and there was no means the muscular Spaniard was going to move up the chance to assert the title.