Querrey Crowned King of Queen's in All-American Final

It couldn't have been especially fun for the London crowd to see two Yanks playing for their country's second biggest outdoor title given what happened Saturday in South Africa, but that's just what the crowd was treated to in the finals of the AEGON Championships Queen's Club event Sunday, which saw Sam Querrey defeat friend and countryman Mardy Fish 7-6(3), 7-5.

It was Querrey's third title of the year on his third different surface, a decidedly rare feat for a player of his age and (relative) inexperience.  Even more surprisingly, none of the three titles came on outdoor hard courts, which are generally considered his forte.

Querrey, the #7 seed of the tournament, didn't have to play against a seed on his way to the Queen's Club title, which is pretty surprising given that it was a fifty-six player draw with sixteen seeds.  But he beat players who beat the other seeds, and that was enough.

Fish won't be expected to do much of anything at Wimbledon, but Querrey has to be high on the list of darkhorses for the tournament at this point.  No one with his serve and forehand can ever be counted out of any match on grass, and now he has a title on grass to boot. 

The last three Queen's Club champions (Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Roddick), made the semifinals, won, and made the quarterfinals, respectively.  Querrey isn't expected to do that well as of now, but with the right draw there's no reason he can't hammer his way into the second week.