Lopez comes to the net and Simon tries to pass him, but his backhand lands out. The Spaniard gets a mini-break.

What is this hat and where did it come from?

Somebody please explain the fashion choice made by this Queen's fan.

Lopez wins the first of those two points with some bounding leaps left, then right at the net.

He holds with a smash. Tie-break time.

Lopez ends a 23-shot rally with a forehand winner down the line. He's two points from a tie-break.

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John Lloyd
Former GB Davis Cup captain on BBC TV

That may be one of the worst volleys Lopez has ever hit. Open court, just shows you anyone can miss a shot, even someone with his quality.

The crowd celebrates prematurely as Simon leaps for a forehand volley. It's not a winner though and Lopez has the open court in front of him for a winner... but he puts it in the net.

Simon holds.

There's an ice cream van doing the rounds near Queen's and it provides amusing background noise as Simon prepares to serve.

The Frenchman puts an end to a long rally with a lovely backhand passing shot.

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But Lopez isn't going to make a break easy.

He puts a load of backspin on a drop-shot and Simon can't reach it. Then two more super serves and Lopez holds.

Simon taps a drop shot over the net and gets a look-in on Lopez's serve. 0-15.

A break here would win him the set.

Simon is blowing out his cheeks with every single shot. A sign of tiredness?

The 34-year-old is playing through it though, holding with an impressive serve.

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Andrew Castle
BBC Sport tennis commentator

I can't believe he missed it - he had 40 feet to aim into!

How! Lopez constructs a perfect point, drawing Simon to the net to give himself acres of space for a lob. But it lands long.

Two aces in a row get Lopez to 40-15. The 37-year-old's serve has been huge for him today.

Simon's return goes wide on Lopez's second serve but the Frenchman challenges. And it is out by the finest of margins. The Spaniard holds.

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She's done it!

Australian Ashleigh Barty will become the world number one after beating Julia Gorges 6-3 7-5 to win the Birmingham grass-court event.

The French Open champion will replace Japan's Naomi Osaka at the top when the new rankings are released on Monday.

Barty, 23, will become the first Australian woman since Evonne Goolagong in 1976 to be world number one.

Andrew Castle
BBC Sport tennis commentator

Simon is doing well after the loss of the first set. It's beginning to feel like a Simon sort of match. He loves to turn it into a war of attrition. The uglier the better.

Lopez finds the line again and leaves Simon reeling. But the Frenchman dusts himself off to hit a cross-court volley and get to game point.

Yet another long rally ensues and Simon flicks a backhand past Lopez at the net. He holds.

*Denotes next server

What a rally! Lopez finds the line on the right, then the left. Poor Simon is running back and forth but eventually hits the ball out.

The Frenchman regains control with an ace, but misses a smash and it's 30-30.

Aces as far as the eye can see!

Running out of words to describe Lopez's serving now. Sublime? Don't think that's been used yet. He holds, obvs.

Andrew Castle
BBC Sport tennis commentator

It's an unusual final. You wouldn't have picked this at the beginning of the week.

All four matches they've played on grass have been won by Lopez.

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Lopez looks increasingly exasperated as Simon holds to love with an ace.

Can't be tired yet Feli, still a doubles final to go...