The surprise from Argentina
Nobody had Francisco Cerundolo down as a Queen’s Club contender. Yet the Argentine walked away with the biggest title of his career, beating Tommy Paul in three sets (6-7, 6-4, 6-3). This one is worth a closer look.
What makes it even more striking is the backdrop. Cerundolo admitted in his press conference that he had lost every practice set in the build-up. Every single one. Not one training set won, then he lifts the Queen’s trophy a few days later. “Day by day it got a little better. I ended up playing brilliantly, as if grass were my natural surface.”
That is exactly the kind of run that keeps people hooked on tennis. Grass form does not always come together in tidy conditions.
A title that means twice as much
The emotion behind the win runs deep. Cerundolo’s father is terrified of flying and had never watched his son play outside Argentina. For this Queen’s Club title, he made the trip anyway. His first time out of the country, just to see his son win an ATP 500 in London. Sport keeps writing stories nobody could script.
The result lifts Cerundolo into a different bracket on grass. With Wimbledon a week away, he arrives full of belief and carrying the label of the man in form on the surface. The rest of the Grand Slam draw has been warned.
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Wimbledon looks wide open
Serena Williams making noise on the women’s side, Cerundolo blazing away on the men’s: Queen’s and the grass swing have already served up a few shocks. The men’s draw at Wimbledon 2026 is shaping up as a genuinely open race. The usual favourites still have their say, but the Argentine could be the one to crash the party.
Keep a close eye on the odds. Outsiders like Cerundolo are where the real value tends to hide.
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