Tommy Paul (No. 13 in the ATP world ranking) won his first tournament on grass in the Queen’s ATP 500. The 27-year-old American defeated by 6-1 and 7-6 (8) to the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (No. 30) after one hour and 28 minutes of play.
For the American tennis player, This trophy was the second of the season (champion at the ATP 250 in Dallas in February) and the third of his career (the other is Stockholm 2021), this year 2024 being the most successful of his career as a professional player.
However, the most important thing after this consecration in London is that he will rise one place in the world ranking and will be the new No. 11 in the world. This means that he will surpass Taylor Fritz in the ranking and will become, starting this coming Monday, the best American player today for the first time in his career.
As for the Top 10, Tommy Paul was only 545 units away. Today, he is the American with the best chance of entering a group that does not have a player of that nationality since Fritz at the end of February 2024. If he has a good participation in Wimbledonhelped by a bad pass Stefanos Tsitsipas, Grigor Dimitrov or Alex de Minaur, the Voorhees native could get into the top ten on the planet.
