LONDON (AFP) -- Andy Roddick admits Nicolas Mahut will come at him with all guns blazing in today's Queen's final.

Roddick, the second seed, reached his fourth final at the Wimbledon warm-up event with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Dmitry Tursunov, while unseeded Mahut defeated fellow Frenchman Arnaud Clement, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4).

Mahut will be playing in his first ATP Tour final but he is unlikely to be overawed by the stage or his opponent.

The 25-year-old, ranked 106th in the world, has already beaten Rafael Nadal, Ivan Ljubicic and Jonas Bjorkman en route to the final in west London.

Roddick is well aware of Mahut's big serve and acknowledged that his willingness to throw caution to the wind makes him a dangerous opponent.

"It's going to be tough," he said. "From what I've seen he's kind of been going for broke on first and second serves. He's been playing a little bit kamikaze.

"He's been coming in and any ball he gets he is just taking a swing at and charging. He's playing a little bit without a conscience right now.

"I thought he had a pretty good shot during the match. But did I expect him to beat Nadal and Ljubicic in straight sets in the same day? Probably not. "He's come through a very tough draw. He's a deserving finalist."

Roddick, a former U.S. Open winner, has far more big-match experience that Mahut, but it will be the American's first final of the season, so he is taking nothing for granted.

With Wimbledon just over a week away, Roddick knows a tournament win would be a massive confidence boost.

"It's very important," he said. "This is where I have been lucky enough to salvage my season a couple of times after some dodgy clay court play. "It's always nice to come here and I would love to win a fourth one."

Mahut is celebrating a week to remember and he believes he can cap it with a final victory.

"It's a big day for me," he said. "Before the tournament I didn't know how I would play. I was not in the main draw and was supposed to play qualifiers. Six days later I am in the final against Andy.

"Yesterday was a great day. I beat Ljubicic and Nadal. It was like a dream. Today it was difficult to play. It rained a bit, we were on court one.

"I was a little bit tired but I didn't think about that. I was just focused on the match.

"Andy is maybe the best grass player on the tour, after Roger Federer of course. I beat Nadal so I think I must have a chance. "It's really good for my confidence. But we just remember the winner, not the runner-up, so I will really want to win."

Mahut's victory was slightly bitter-sweet as it was achieved at the expense of his close friend Clement. The pair go on holiday together and dined together on the eve of their semifinal. They agreed to swap shirts at the end of the match to mark the occasion and Mahut said: "It was the first time. We said we have to do something special today for that match and we did that."