Queen’s Club 2026: Cerundolo Sets Up Paul Final With Comeback vs Nakashima.

Cerundolo reaches Queen’s club final

Cerundolo edged Nakashima on grass at Queen’s Club Saturday. After dropping the first-set tiebreak, the Argentine rallied to set up a final vs 2024 champ Tommy Paul.

Francisco Cerundolo beats Brandon Nakashima 6-7, 6-3, 6-4 to make Queen’s final...

Seventh seed Francisco Cerundolo reached the Queen’s Club final with a tough 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 victory over American Brandon Nakashima on Saturday.

Cerundolo will meet eighth seed Tommy Paul in Sunday’s final. Paul booked his spot earlier with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Frenchman Ugo Humbert.

“I’m super happy because it’s my first final in an ATP 500,” Cerundolo said on court after the match.

The two battled evenly on the Wimbledon warm-up grass in set one before 24-year-old Nakashima edged the tiebreak 7-5.

The 27-year-old Argentine responded in the second, breaking for 4-3 then taking the next two games to level the match.

The final set stayed on serve until Cerundolo struck a flawless cross-court forehand that left Nakashima swinging at nothing.

That break gave him a 3-2 lead, but he couldn’t hold it. Nakashima, now coached by former world No.6 Wayne Ferreira who won Queen’s in 1992, broke back immediately.

Cerundolo, a 2023 Eastbourne grass-court champion, broke once more for 5-4 and then served out the match.

“It was a really challenging match, really tough,” said Cerundolo. “I think Brandon is playing incredible too. He was playing amazing during the whole weekend today also.

“I'm super happy because I just stayed there competing.”

Paul, who won Queen’s in 2024, kept his strong run going vs Humbert and hasn’t dropped a set all week in west London.

The 29-year-old will chase his second title of 2026 on Sunday. He already won the Houston clay-court event earlier this year before facing Cerundolo.

Cerundolo leads their head-to-head 5-2. That includes a three-set win over Paul in the Queen’s round of 32 three years back.