New Champions at Halle Open and Queen’s: Sinner, Paul and the Triumph of Grass Court Tennis!

Jannik Sinner, the world number one, claimed his first title at the Halle Open with a victory over Hubert Hurkacz. Sinner secured his first grass-court title with a 7-6 (10-8) 7-6 (7-2) win over Hurkacz. Despite losing three matches this season – to Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open and Indian Wells, and to Stefanos Tsitsipas in Monte Carlo – Sinner has only lost three matches this season. As he prepares for Wimbledon, where he will be the top seed, Sinner aims to exceed his semi-final performance from last year.

In another tournament, Tommy Paul achieved the biggest title of his career by winning at Queen’s over Lorenzo Musetti. With this victory, Paul became the top-ranked American men’s player, moving to 12th in the world rankings. In the match, Paul quickly took control, making only two unforced errors in the first set. Although he faced some challenges in the second set with Musetti forcing a tie-break, Paul’s strong serve helped him secure victory on his third match point. In the doubles final, Britain’s Neal Skupski and New Zealander Michael Venus came from a set down to defeat Russian Karen Khachanov and American Taylor Fritz 4-6 7-6 (7-5) 10-8.