cinch Championships 2024: Results & updates
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Catch up with all the latest results and updates from the cinch Championships at the Queen's Club from 15-23 June.
Highlights:
- Tommy Paul ousts Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 7-6(8) to claim maiden grass court title
- Neal Skupski and Michael Venus capture first title together after defeating singles stars Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-8 in the men's doubles final
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Day seven: Paul crowned King of Queen's Club while Skupski and Venus take home the doubles title
Our 2024 cinch Championships titlists have been crowned, as Tommy Paul reigned supreme in the singles and Neal Skupski and Michael Venus earned their first trophy as a doubles partnership.
American tennis star Paul emerged victorious at the Queen's Club after defeating world No.30 Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 7-6(8) to claim his maiden grass court title.
Paul now becomes the ninth American man in the Open Era to lift the coveted cinch Championships silverware and will tomorrow become the new American No.1, overtaking Taylor Fritz.
Paul came out firing from the get-go, looking to take all time away from his Italian opponent as he raced ahead to a 3-0 lead. Despite Musetti landing a solid 61% of first serves, he won only 45% of points behind it as Paul dominated on return - eventually wrapping up a ruthless opening set with a double break.
Into the second they went and world No.30 Musetti looked to reset, as he eventually snapped the American’s three game win streak. In similar fashion to the first set, it was Paul who found the initial breakthrough at 4-3 to give him the chance to close out the match with ease. However, it was now or never for the Italian, who dug deep to get an immediate break back with an outstanding backhand down the line and be handed a lifeline in the final showdown.
With the 22-year-old carrying the momentum on his back, he sprinted to a 4-1 lead but a mis-hit drop shot that plummeted into the net gifted the mini-break back to the American before he went on to close out the victory on his third match point.
Meanwhile, Skupski and Venus sealed their first title as a partnership, after clawing past Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov 4-6, 7-6(5), 10-8 in the men’s doubles final.
Both pairs remained solid behind their serves, with neither facing a break point until 4-4 in the opener where Khachanov and Fritz sprinted to a break to love, before consolidating to take a one set advantage.
The British, Kiwi duo fought toe-to-toe against the singles stars in a bid to shift the momentum in the second set. Having caught sight of a break point at 4-4, Fritz and Khachanov soon batted away any threat, as we headed towards a tie-break which would fall the way of Skupski and Venus.
With the title in touching distance for both teams, it was the seventh seeds who raised their level in the match deciding tie-break. Having won 88% of points behind their first serve across the match, Skupski and Venus proved hard to break down as they grasped a hold of a crucial break to take control, before seeing out the victory on their third match point.
Alfie Hewett insists the foundations of his grass-court season have been laid as he won the men’s wheelchair singles at the cinch Championships.
Against doubles partner Gordon Reid, Hewett took the first set 6-4 and was forced to a match tie-break in the second by 32-year-old Reid who went on to level the tie. However, Hewett eventually re-founs his form as he earned the win in three-sets.
Following their singles final, Hewett and Reid teamed up to face Joachim Gerard and Tom Egberink in the doubles final where they suffered a 7-5, 6-2 defeat.
Hewett said, “As players, you want to get as much grass court action under your belt, and what better way to do it than here in London? All four players who are here are really good grass court players and it’s very early on with the transition and winning both matches is something I can build on.
“We’re building towards the end which is Wimbledon but to be here in front of so many fans, this is the best crowd we’ve had consistently. We’ve got so many opportunities to showcase our sport at such a prestigious and big event, it’s massive for us and it really helps increase that visibility. It’s not just about the grass and the tennis, it’s something so much more powerful than that.”
Reid and Hewett equalled the overall record for Grand Slam doubles titles won by any partnership earlier this month, winning their fifth Roland Garros title together on the Parisian clay.
Back on grass, the five-time Wimbledon doubles champions will head to the Rothesay International Eastbourne next week before the Lexus British Open Roehampton to maximise their preparations for SW19.
Reid added, “It was a good couple of days, we’re straight into the action after a few days off on clay. Wimbledon is the big one and we want to peak for that. It’ll be a great opportunity to be at Eastbourne again which is the first time we’ve had a full ranking event there which will be great.
“It’s a new-look grass season for us and it’s exciting. I was happy to get the minutes under the belt on court and I’m looking forward to next week now.”
This section of the article was co-written with Abi Curran at SportsBeat.
Recent results
Our finalists have been confirmed as fifth seed Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti prepare to battle each other to claim their first grass court crown.
Paul came out on top in an all-American battle against Sebastian Korda, winning 6-4, 7-6(2).
The 27-year-old has been in tremendous form this week, producing a gutsy performance over British No.1 Jack Draper yesterday to reach the semi-finals.
Paul struck 23 winners across the match in what was a dominant performance from the American No.2. The world No.13 looked to take early control of the opening set, after breaking Korda on his opening service game. The 23-year-old caught a glimpse of hope as he clawed back to level terms but a nasty slip on the court at 5-4 eventually led Paul to edge ahead to a one set lead.
After Korda received a medical time out, he showed signs of struggle early in the second which his compatriot took advantage of as he broke to 15. With the finish line in sight and a spot in his first cinch Championships final just one service game away, Paul stepped up to close out the match before a late twist in the tale saw Korda break back and eventually force and tie-break.
Despite fighting his way back, Korda failed to find his best form in the tie-break – winning just two points as Paul saw out the win in style with an ace down the T to reach his second grass court final of his career.
Meanwhile Musetti came through a marathon match against Jordan Thompson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to reach his first grass court final.
Musetti has been a formidable force on the grass so far this swing, having reached the semi-final of the Boss Open last week but has gone one further at the Queen’s Club as he looks to earn his first ATP tour title on grass.
"It was one of the toughest matches of the week," Musetti said. "Jordan (Thompson) was playing amazing, especially in the second and third sets. It was a really tough match. I am really proud of my achievement."
The Italian made a fast start to his semi-final clash against Thompson, who had defeated seventh seed Holger Rune and Taylor Fritz en route to the final four. An immediate break on the world No.43’s serve paved the way for a smooth opener, which Musetti saw out with ease.
However, the Australian managed to turn the tide in the second – stunning the world No.30 as he raced to a double break and a 5-0 lead. Despite being able to claim one of the breaks back, the set was too far out of reach for Musetti who would be forced to contest in his third three-set battle of the week.
There was nothing between the two in the deciding set but an elegant lob from the Italian star brought up break point at 4-3, before the 22-year-old found the crucial breakthrough at the fourth time of asking. Stepping up to the baseline to serve for a spot in his first grass court final, Musetti capped off a gritty performance with a clutch hold to love.
Britain's Neal Skupski will bid to clinch his first cinch Championships title after he and New Zealand's Michael Venus downed reigning champions Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek 7-6(6), 6-4 to reach the final.
This marks Skupski's third final of the season, and he'll be looking to make it third time lucky after falling short in Acapulco and Delray Beach.
The doubles specialists will take on singles stars Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov after they took out Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic 4-6, 6-3, 12-10 earlier today.
The doubles final will take place straight after the men's final, which starts not before 14:00 BST.
British hopefuls Jack Draper and Billy Harris have missed out on the chance to reach the semi-finals of the cinch Championships after being beaten by Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti respectively. Meanwhile, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Lorenzo Musetti and Jordan Thompson all earned victories.
British No.1 Draper had his eight match winning streak on the grass snapped by Paul after narrowly losing out 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
With the American catching a glimpse of a break point at 4-3 in the opener, Draper looked to make the next point quick, but as he approached the net, his volley fell short – gifting Paul the break which he went on to consolidate to take the first set.
The big-serving lefty looked to turn up the aggression late in the second and it paid off, as he sprinted to a break to love thanks to a long forehand from the world No.13 to keep the Brit's semi-final hope alive.
Draper picked up where he left off in the third – holding to love to assert his dominance. There was little separating the two until 3-3 when a string of errors began to leak off the Brit’s racket. Paul managed to bring up three break points before securing the break as Draper double faulted.
From there, the American just needed to hold his nerve as he successfully saw out the match in just over two hours.
Harris' dream run at the cinch Championships ended in quarter-final defeat after he lost out to world No.30 Musetti 6-4, 7-5.
Contesting in his maiden ATP 500 quarter-final, Harris showed some early signs of nerves which Musetti capitalised on as he raced to an early 3-0 lead. Rallied on by a home crowd, Harris soon settled into the contest - landing 81% of his first serves in comparison to the Italian's 43%. Despite finding two break point opportunities, Harris failed to take his chances, as Musetti saw out the set with a hold to love.
Into the second set and the British No.6 managed to find some momentum, as he looked to hunt down a crucial break and force a decider. However, the world No.30 continued to strike with accuracy and flair, eventually wrapping up the win in an hour and 41 minutes.
He'll go on to play Thompson who earlier defeated Fritz 6-4, 6-3 in the first match of the day on Centre Court at the Queen’s Club.
Thompson – who reached the quarter-finals after Andy Murray retired from their second round encounter after five games – dominated behind his serve, so much so that he didn’t face a single break point across the one hour 19 minute match. The Australian looked to pile the pressure on Fritz, who struggled to stamp his authority on the match, as Thompson converted three of his 10 break point opportunities to reach his fifth ATP tour semi-final on the grass.
American Korda came through a late night battle against qualifer Rinky Hijikata, 6-9(4), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals for the second year in a row.
Korda narrowly lost out in the opening set tie-break but dug his heels in to eventually overturn the one set deficit - eventually prevailing in two hours and 11 minutes.
Over in the doubles draw, Neal Skupski came out on top in a battle of the Brits as he and Kiwi partner Michael Venus defeated four-time Grand Slam champions Joe Salisbury and Rajeev Ram.
A watertight match saw Skupski and Venus edge two tie-breaks to eventually seal a 7-6(5), 7-6(6) win to progress to the semi-finals. There, they're set to take on reigning champions Ivan Dodig and Austin Kraijeck.
Jack Draper and Billy Harris headlined another memorable day in British tennis, as they both shone on Centre Court to book their spots in the quarter-finals. Meanwhile, Joe Salisbury also opened up his doubles campaign with a win.
Draper’s winning streak on the grass continued as he took out defending cinch Championships and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(3), 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals.
A watertight opening set saw neither player give each other a look in on serve. With zero break points across the 58-minute set, we inevitably headed towards a tie-break, which saw the Brit’s early pressure pay off as he steamrolled to a 4-0 lead. The 22-year-old old caught a hold of three set points, as an Alcaraz return into the net saw the British No.1 secure a flawless opening set.
The first break point of the match came at 2-3 in the second and Draper grabbed the opportunity with both hands as he thumped an backhand return on Alcaraz’s serve down the line to push ahead. The former world No.1 threatened to break back immediately but Draper batted the pressure away before going on to seal victory on his fourth match point.
He'll now go on to play Tommy Paul who earlier earned a convincing 6-3, 6-4 win over Chile's Alejandro Tabilo.
29-year-old Harris continued his flawless form on the grass in West London as he punched his ticket to the quarter-finals with 6-4, 7-5 win in an hour and 10 minutes.
The British No.5 dominated behind his serve, not facing a single break point across the match. The British No.5 coped well with the Frenchman’s massive serve – finding a singular break in both sets to take the reigns in the second round battle. Stepping up to the baseline to serve it out for a spot in his maiden ATP 500 quarter-final, Harris swallowed his nerves before sealing the win on his third match point.
He'll now face Lorenzo Musetti for a spot in the semi-finals after the world No.30 came through yet another three-set battle against Brandon Nakashima.
Musetti faced double the amount of break points than his American opponent, but the Italian stayed clinical under pressure - saving 10 out of 12 across the match. With neither player wanting to give anything away on serve in the decider, it was Musetti who seized a late opportunity, as he broke to love at the last second to wrap up a 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory in two hours and 28 minutes.
Over in the doubles draw, four-time Grand Slam winning champions Salisbury and Rajeev began their campaign with a convincing 7-6(6), 7-5 win over singles stars Alex de Minaur and Seb Korda. The British, American duo will now go on to face compatriot Neal Skupski and Michael Venus in the quarter-final.
However, it was the end of the road for Delray Beach Open titlists Julian Cash and Robert Galloway who narrowly lost out 6-4, 6-4 to Mate Pavic and Marcelo Arevalo.
It's been a day of highs and lows so far on day three of the cinch Championships, with Andy Murray retiring in his second round match due to injury, while international stars shone on Centre Court.
Five-time champion Murray's tournament ended in heartbreaking fashion after the Brit was forced to retire against Jordan Thompson, down 4-1 in the first set. The Brit said he was struggling with pain in his lower back which led to a loss of power and control in his right leg.
"I was in similar discomfort yesterday before I went on to play my match but as I played the discomfort in my back was manageable and didn't feel too dissimilar, probably slightly worse (today), and if I felt that when I was practicing before the match there's no way I would've played.
"I've dealt with back issues for about 10 years or so and it's probably quite common for a lot of players but I've never had that loss of coordination, control and strength in my leg before."
Murray was visibly struggling with an injury from the get-go and despite receiving a medical time out to receive treatment on his back, his physical condition never improved as he called it a day after five games.
2023 semi-finalist Seb Korda came through a gritty three-set battle against former champion Grigor Dimitrov, winning 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 to reach the final eight.
The American, who is bidding to lift his maiden ATP tour title at the Queen's Club, coverted three of his 14 break point opportunities across the two hour long encounter against Dimitrov. With both players going toe-to-toe with one another in the decider, it was the world No.10 who made the unforced error at match point down - sending a forehand return long to see Korda punch his ticket to the quarter-finals for the second year in a row.
There, he'll face qualifier Rinky Hijikata after the Australian captured a 7-6(0), 7-6(7) win over Italy's Matteo Arnaldi earlier today.
The second set tie-break saw Hijikata bring up three match points, before Arnaldi won four points on the trot to catch sight of set point and threaten a decider. However, the world No.98 dug deep to eventually book his spot in the quarter-finals at the fourth time of asking.
Former Rothesay International Eastbourne champion Taylor Fritz came through a tight opening set against 2016 Wimbledon runner-up Milos Raonic to seal a 7-6(5), 6-4 win.
Thursday's schedule sees two British hopefuls continue their quest for the crown as Jack Draper takes on top seed and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Billy Harris faces qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard.
The doubles draw is in full swing at the Queen's Club, with Neal Skupski clinching the first win of the day, while Draper and Cam Norrie narrowly missed out on victory on their doubles debut.
The reigning Wimbledon men's doubles champion has teamed up with New Zealand's Michael Venus for this year's grass court swing, with the pair recording their first win in West London against singles stars Ugo Humbert and Ben Shelton 6-4, 6-3.
However, it wasn't to be for Draper and Norrie who put up a great fight against Roland Garros mixed-doubles winner Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Santiago Gonzalez, eventually bowing out 6-4, 6-4.
A bumper second day at the cinch Championships saw British tennis stars Andy Murray, Jack Draper and Billy Harris steal the headlines, while Carlos Alcaraz kicked off his title defence with a straight sets victory.
Former world No.1 Murray rolled back the years on what was his 1000th ATP tour-level match to edge Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in a hard-fought opening battle.
Despite the momentum resting with the Australian heading into the decider, the five-time cinch Championships titleholder was spurred on to an early break as he sprinted to a 3-0 lead. The Brit continued to serve with conviction, in comparison Popyrin who's first serve dropped to just 39%, as Murray wrapped up one of the best wins of his season in an hour and 51 minutes.
Harris - who has strung together an impressive run of form on the grass so far - knocked out Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 to reach the second round of an ATP 500 for the first time.
The wild card entrant, who's ranked 130 places below his Argentinian opponent, made a fast start in West London, as he edged a closely-fought opening set. Despite Etcheverry forcing himself back into the contest in the second, Harris re-gained his composure in the decider - breaking the world No.32 on his fourth break point before staving off three off his own to wrap up the biggest win of his career by ranking.
The man of the moment, Jack Draper kick-started his campaign with a straight sets victory after beating Mariano Navone 6-3, 6-2.
The newly crowned British No.1 broke the Argentinian clay court maestro four times to book his spot in the second round in just 54 minutes. Draper now sets up a blockbuster meeting against world No.2 Alcaraz on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Alcaraz extended his grass court win streak to 13 matches after earning a 6-1, 7-5 victory over world No.23 Francisco Cerundolo.
The Spaniard – who is competing in his first tournament since winning his third major title at the French Open – trailblazed to an early advantage after taking the opening set in just 30 minutes. However, the Argentine soon fought his way back into the contest in the second – breaking the three-time Grand Slam champion on his opening service game.
Just when it looked like we’d be going to a deciding set as Cerundolo stepped up to the baseline to serve it out, a late surge from the world No.2 saw him string together four games on the bounce to book his spot in the second round.
World No.30 Lorenzo Musetti showed great resilience to fight back to victory against last year's runner-up Alex de Minaur, eventually winning 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. The Italian was broken four times in the opening set by the recently crowned s'Hertogenbosch winner, but soon found his rhythm in the final two sets to close out the win in two hours and three minutes.
Wins also came for former Rothesay International Eastbourne Taylor Fritz, 2023 semi-finalist Sebastian Korda, qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Matteo Arnaldi, Tommy Paul and Alejandro Tabilo.
However, Dan Evans' journey at the Queen's Club was unfortunately cut short after the British No.3 was unfortuantely forced to retire in his opener against Brandon Nakashima due to injury.
The 2024 cinch Championships has arrived and what a start it's been to day one at the Queen's Club.
Australia's Jordan Thompson made a strong statement in his opening match against seventh seeded Holger Rune, while former champion Grigor Dimitrov eased to a comfortable victory. However, Cam Norrie's campaign for a first cinch Championships title came to an end in a first round defeat.
Norrie was the first British tennis player in main draw action at this year's tournament, but the British No.2 fell on the losing side of a three-set battle against Milos Raonic, ending 6-7(6), 6-3, 7-6(9).
The opening set showcase a serving masterclass from both players, with neither refusing to give away any cheap points behind their serves. The Canadian landed a rock-solid 72% of first serves, dropping just two points behind it in the opening set and racking up 47 aces across the whole match - a new record for most aces hit in a best-of-three-set ATP Tour match since 1991.
With little separating the two, it was inevitable that a tie-break would decide the fate of the opener. Raonic continued to turn up the heat on serve and eventually secured the first mini-break to bring up set point, before Norrie eventually bit back to steal the set.
However, the former Wimbledon runner-up – who famously lost out on the title to Britain’s Andy Murray in the 2016 final – produced the perfect response to falling a set behind as he broke the British No.2 to 30 on his first service game of the second to level the contest.
In fitting style, the fate of the match was to be determined by a deciding tie-break. The Brit was first off the mark as he clinched the mini-break with a stunning pass off the Raonic serve before the Canadian world No.186 wrestled back to serve. Both players were presented with match points as they tussled to take the upper hand, but it was Raonic who would eventually prevail in three sets.
World No.10 Dimitrov put in a dominant performance against Adrian Mannarino, as he brushed past the Frenchman in a 6-1, 6-2 victory.
The 2014 champion - who has hit incredible form so far this year - broke the Frenchman four times across the one hour battle to move into the next round.
Thompson caused an early upset in this year's main draw when he came back from a set down to beat last year's semi-finalist Rune 4-6, 7-6(4). The Australian didn't face a single break point on serve across the match and grasped a crucial break on the Dane's serve in the deciding set to put an end to Rune's title hopes.
Meanwhile, Frances Tiafoe was forced to retire in the third set of his opener against qualifier Rinky Hijikata due to a right hip injury - sending the Australian through to the round of 16.
The final match of the day saw Alejandro Tabilo and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina take to the grass for a highly entertaining match-up that will resume tomorrow due to slippery court conditions. Tabilo currently leads the Spaniard 7-6(6), 3-6, 2-0.
Also set for action on a stacked Tuesday schedule will be newly crowned British No.1 Jack Draper, five-time cinch Championships titleholder Murray and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
Three British tennis players will get their cinch Championships campaigns underway in the first round of qualifying, as they bid to reach the main draw.
Jan Choinski fell on the losing side of a gruelling three-set encounter against Belgium's Ziziou Bergs, with the Brit being defeated 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-2. The first round match, which was forced to resume on Sunday due to rain delays, saw Choinski claw back from a one set deficit before being broken twice in the third to put an end to his main draw campaign.
Henry Searle was first up on Court One but narrowly lost out to Australia's Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and 13 minutes.
Meanwhile Paul Jubb was also defeated on his first qualifying match having fallen short against Mackenzie McDonald 6-2, 6-1.
Elsewhere, world No.49 Alexei Popyrin, Taro Daniel and rising star Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard all booked their spots to the main draw.