London: Italian top seed Matteo Berrettini defeated Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 to become the first player to win the Queen’s Club Championships on debut since 17-year-old Boris Becker of Germany in 1985.
The 25-year-old Berrettini, ranked ninth in the world, did not face a break point in the final to triumph after one hour and 57 minutes on Sunday.
The champion had previously claimed four ATP Tour trophies, but none had come above the ATP 250-level. This is Berrettini’s maiden ATP 500 triumph.
The Italian, who also defeated former world No. 1 Andy Murray, current British No. 1 Daniel Evans and fourth seed Alex de Minaur this week, is the first Italian in the Open Era to win this title.
