Tommy Paul surpasses Lorenzo Musetti to capture Queen’s Club title – Tempo – The Nation’s fastest growing newspaper

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

LONDON (AP) — Tommy Paul defeated Lorenzo Musetti to win the final on the Queen’s Club lawn 6-1, 7-6 (8) on Sunday, June 23, for his third ATP title.

Paul became the first American winner of the pre-Wimbledon tournament since Sam Querrey in 2010, joining a group of former American champions including John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and Pete Sampras.

“When you walk down the hallways here in the locker room and see the names on the wall, it’s unbelievable,” Paul said. “It was always my goal to put my name next to it.”

Thirteenth-placed Paul will also overtake fellow countryman Taylor Fritz to become the new US No. 1.

Musetti, ranked No. 30, had won both of his previous two tour-level finals. This was the Italian’s first final on grass.

Paul looked ready to walk away with the match after serving for it at 5-4 in the second set. Musetti found some late resistance to break back and force a tiebreak, holding a set point at 7-6.