Overview
- Francisco Cerundolo defeated Tommy Paul 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-3 in the Queen’s Club final on Sunday in a three-hour marathon to win his first ATP 500 title.
- Paul saved four championship points but Cerundolo converted his fifth to close out the match in what became the longest final in Queen’s history.
- Cerundolo became the first Argentine man to lift the Queen’s trophy and will climb the rankings after collecting 500 points from the win.
- The title capped a week of endurance for Cerundolo, who won four of five matches in deciding sets and spent roughly 12 hours on court during the tournament.
- Cerundolo thanked his team and family after the match, noted new coach Nicolás Massú was in his box, and is scheduled to travel to Eastbourne while Paul is expected to skip remaining warm-up events before Wimbledon.