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Tommy Paul Becomes Top-Ranked American Man After Queen's Club Title

Madison Williams

Tommy Paul prepares a serve to Daniil Medvedev during the ATP semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Saturday, March 16, 2024.
Tommy Paul prepares a serve to Daniil Medvedev during the ATP semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Saturday, March 16, 2024. / Andy Abeyta/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY

There's a new top-ranked American male tennis player after Tommy Paul captured the Queen's Club Championships title on Sunday.

Paul beat Lorenzo Musetti in two sets (6–1, 7–6) to win his first grass court title. This was Paul's third ATP Tour win in his career. This was Paul's second win this season as he captured the 2024 Dallas Open on hard court earlier this year.

Before the lead-up tournament to Wimbledon, which begins on Monday, July 1, Paul was ranked No. 13 in the world sandwiched between two fellow American men, Taylor Fritz at 12 and Ben Shelton at 14. This title will propel Paul ahead of Fritz in the next ATP rankings. Paul is expected to sit at No. 12 heading into the third major tournament of the season.

The 27-year-old will enter Wimbledon with hopes to advance farther than the second round for the first time in his career. His best major finish came at the 2020 French Open when he made it to the quarterfinals.

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MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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