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A victory today would see Carlos Alcaraz return to the top of the world rankings, lifting him above Novak Djokovic, who replaced Alcaraz following his French Open win.

The 20-year-old has already been to the peak of the rankings having won the US Open but doing so today would also ensure he is seeded as the number one at Wimbledon, which begins on 3 July.

Not bad for someone who is still adapting his game to grass.

His best Wimbledon finish was getting to the fourth round last year but in this form Alcaraz looks like he could be challenging for the title.

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There is little doubt that top seed Carlos Alcaraz is coming into this final as the favourite.

But seventh seed Alex de Minaur has had a stellar week at the London tournament and has more experience on grass, having won Eastbourne in 2021.

The Australian knocked out Briton Andy Murray in the first round and has only dropped one set all tournament.

He is the first Australian to reach the final of Queen's since 2006, when Lleyton Hewitt won the title after defeating American James Blake in straight sets.

The 24-year-old's efficient style of play and quick feet are a good match for the surface and his finals experience is not to be sniffed at.

He has won the last four finals he has competed in - Antalya 2021, Eastbourne 2021, Atlanta 2022 and Acapulco 2023.

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When Carlos Alcaraz takes to court today he will be featuring in his first final on grass and therefore bidding for his first title on the surface.

In fact, this is only the third grass-court competition that the 20-year-old has played in.

At the beginning of the week the Spaniard dropped his opening set at the tournament against French lucky loser Arthur Rinderknech.

But since then, he has powered through and has started to look like the mobile, dynamic player he has been on other surfaces.

Following his win over American Sebastian Korda yesterday he said he feels like he's been playing on grass "for 10 years".

"I didn't expect to adapt my movement and my game so fast on grass and I'm really happy with that," he said.

Two great players, one very large trophy. Who will be lifting it at the end of the day?

Carlos Alcaraz is going for a maiden title on grass with the opportunity to return to the top of the world rankings also up for grabs.

Alex de Minaur has been in fine form this week and has won the last four finals he has contested, can he cause an upset as both players gear up for Wimbledon?

Let's find out.

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