Italian top seed Matteo Berrettini marked himself as a real Wimbledon threat after he beat Britain's Cameron Nori 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-3 to clinch the Queen's Club title on Sunday.
The 25-year-old used his massive serve and forehand once again to claim his fifth career title and become the first Italian champion in the prestigious event.
Berrettini dropped his 19th ace while serving for the match and claimed victory on his first match point.
The world number 9 has not missed a serve since the first round and has played 46 consecutive service games.
World No. 41 Norie dug deep to take the match to the deciding set but stumbled 3-4 in the deciding set as he became the third British victim of the week after defeating five-time champions Andy Murray and Dan Evans. went. Finals at the start of their tournament.
Nori dropped the serve with a double fault in game six of the opening set and gave Berrettini the momentum.
Berrettini were close to winning in straight sets when they scored a 4-4 break point in the second, but Nori made a brilliant comeback to level the match by winning the tiebreak.
However, it was only a temporary hiccup for Berrettini, as he became the first player to win the title at the Queen's Club since Boris Becker in 1985 through the decider.
Baker won Wimbledon a few weeks later and Berrettini would head to the All England Club with high hopes of a deep run.