Ousted by Ivo Karlovic in the first round at Roland Garros, Grigor Dimitrov bounced back from this disappointing defeat to capture Queen’s title. He beat Lopez 6-7 (8-10) 7-6 (7-1) 7-6 (8-6) in a thrilling final.
After his victories in Acapulco (hard) and Bucharest (clay), it is Dimitrov third title of the year on a third different surface.

In the first semifinal, Dimitrov beat world number 3 Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-4.

In the other semifinal it was a battle of the old guard: Lopez, 32 defeated Radek Stepanek, 35, 7-6 6-4.

Defending champion Andy Murray lost to the unpredictable Radek Stepanek in the third round.

It was Murray’s first tournament with new coach Amélie Mauresmo.

Photo credit: Marianne Bevis