At the Cinch Championships on Sunday, Tommy Paul won his first-ever grass-court title, defeating Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 7-6(8) in the Queen’s final. This was Paul’s third ATP Tour victory overall.
Over the 88 minutes of play, the fifth seed played with aggression and intensity. Paul overcame losing the opportunity to serve out the match at 5-4 in the second set after jumping out to an early lead. In the tie-break, he recovered from a 1-1 deficit and saved one set point at 6/7 against Musetti, who was playing in his third tour-level final.
Paul shared complimentary words for Musetti after the match and said: “Watching him play on grass the past two or three years has been cool. I think everyone kind of thought of him as a clay-court player, and he’s kind of proven everyone wrong. He’s a force on the grass courts and is comfortable on it and plays very, very well on it. It was cool to finally play each other, and to play each other in the final of a tournament like this was amazing.”
He added: “I wanna congratulate Lorenzo on a good week. He’s been playing amazing tennis. I’m happy to get the win today. I’m happy to share the court with you. This is the perfect way to go to Wimbledon. Thank you to all of you guys for coming out and watching.”
Tommy Paul after beating Lorenzo Musetti to win Queens
“I wanna congratulate Lorenzo on a good week. He’s been playing amazing tennis. I’m happy to get the win today. I’m happy to share the court with you.” ❤️
“This is the perfect way to go to Wimbledon. Thank you to all of you… pic.twitter.com/ObrzZ4n1vN
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 23, 2024
Tommy Paul in 2024
LLWWWWLWWL Now the world no.12 (career-high), Tommy played his last match on the 23rd of June when he defeated world no.25 Lorenzo Musetti 6-1 7-6(8) in the final in London to win his 3rd career title.
Until now, during this year the American has achieved a 27-10 match record. Paul conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Dallas and London. Tommy was the finalist in Delray Beach.
Tommy Paul will fight against the world no.139 Billy Harris in the 2nd round. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Paul.
Tommy conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Dallas and London. Paul reached the final in Delray Beach (Delray Beach Open).
Lorenzo Musetti in 2024
Currently ranked no.25, Musetti played his last match on the 23rd of June when he lost to world no.12 Tommy Paul 6-1 7-6(8) in the final in London (draw).
This season the Italian achieved a composed 24-19 match record. Lorenzo Musetti’s most significant performance of the current season was reaching the final in the Cagliari Challenger, the Turin Challenger and London.
Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti played each other just once. Their current record is 1-0 for Paul. When they played, Tommy Paul won 6-1 7-6(8) in the final in London (Cinch Championships) on the 23rd of June 2024.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
