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With the win comes two milestones for the
Italian -- his debut title on a grass court and his first
championship as No. 1. He became the eighth player since the
rankings system took effect in 1973 to win his first tournament
as No. 1 and the first since Andy Murray in 2016.
The top-seeded Sinner and fifth-seeded Hurkacz, of Poland, each
had won twice in their head-to-head matchups, and Sinner needed
one hour, 50 minutes on court before he could raise the trophy.
There weren't any service breaks in the match, and Sinner was
the better server on the day. He won 94 percent of points on his
first serve compared to 79 percent for Hurkacz, who recorded 13
aces to 10 for Sinner.
Sinner will be a favorite on the grass courts at Wimbledon,
which begins July 1. He lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic
last year and said he now is more confident of his grass-court
skills.
Queen's Club
Tommy Paul won his third ATP Tour title and the first on a grass
court, defeating Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 6-1, 7-6 (8) in
London.
After easily winning the first set in the 88-minute match, Paul
had to rally in the second set. Paul was serving for the match
at 5-4, up a break point, but lost serve, setting up a
tiebreaker. Musetti jumped to a 4-1 lead in the tiebreaker, that
had set point and couldn't close out the victory.
Paul, a 27-year-old who lives in Florida, will become the No.
1-ranked American when the new rankings are issued, passing
Taylor Fritz. Paul, who never has held that title, will rise to
No. 12 in the ATP Rankings. This is Paul's first ATP 500-level
win.
Mallorca Championships
Alex Michelsen, 19, became the youngest player to win a
main-draw match at the event, defeating Nuno Borges of Portugal
6-3, 7-6 (4) in Mallorca, Spain.
In other action, Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut quickly disposed
of Japan's Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-0, while Roberto Carballes Baena
pulled out a 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (3) victory over Pablo Carreno
Busta in an all-Spanish matchup.
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