Tommy Paul (No. 13 in the ATP World Rankings) won his first tournament on grass in ATP 500 Queens. The 27-year-old American def 6-1 and 7-6 (8) For Italian Lorenzo Musetti (No. 30) after an hour and 28 minutes of play.
For the American tennis player, This was the second cup of the season (Champion at ATP 250 in Dallas in February) And the third in his career (The other is Stockholm 2021), and this year 2024 is considered the most successful in his career as a professional player.
But what is most important after this dedication in London is that he will rise one place in the world rankings and will be the new No. 11 in the world. This means that he will surpass Taylor Fritz in the rankings, and starting next Monday, he will become the best American player today for the first time in his career.
As for the top ten, Tommy Paul was only 545 units away. Today, he is the American with the best chance of entering a group that does not include 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 Voorhees’ compatriot Alex de Minaur could reach the top ten on the planet.
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