Monday, April 15, 2024

Weekend Tennis Roundup


Stefanos Tsitsipas regained his form in Monte Carlo while the women battled their way into the BJK Cup finals. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.


Stefanos Tsitsipas capped a standout week at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Sunday when he dispatched Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 to win his third title in four years in the Principality.


 The win returns the Greek -- and a one-handed backhand -- back into the Top 10 after a brief hiccup. 


And the Belgian duo of Sander GillĂ© and Joran Vliegen took out Marcelo Melo of Brazil and Alexander Zverev, 5–7, 6–3, [10–5], to capture the doubles crown.


In the Billie Jean King Cup, USA, Poland, Great Britain, Romania, Germany, Slovakia, Australia and Japan qualified for November's finals in Seville. Damian and I were actually in Tokyo when Naomi Osaka arrived to represent her homeland, but were unable to attend any of the action. 

Elsewhere around the net ...


Petra Kvitova is showing in Monaco


Roger Federer with "Curb Your Enthusiasm" actor Bruce Springsteen


Since J.J. Wolf's tennis career isn't going anywhere ...




It's hard to believe Carlos Alcaraz's body keeps failing him ...


Proof HERE.


The Lock brothers have the key


Is it rude to perv on Casper?


More HERE.


Roman Safiullin's beard sure is on point 


Luciano Darderi got a new car


Vroom vroom!


I approve of Borna Gojo's lifestyle 


Robert Cardenas doing what he does best


or E.) Lick Hendrik Jebens's a**hole


Since the split, Maria Sakkari has been on a roll while Tom Hill's been slumming it 


To be the meat in a Nikola Mektic and Franko Skugor sandwich


Check out Nicolas Moreno's match day warmup routine HERE.


Spoiler: His workouts are obscene 


Mind games with Bart Stevens and Tallon Griekspoor


And here's Bart with Jonathan Eysseric 



with whom he won the doubles Challenger in Split, Croatia 


Roberto Carballes Baena has flex appeal


Zizou Bergs flaunts what he's got HERE.


While Naomi Osaka was in Tokyo, coach Wim Fissette was mentoring Team Belgium 


Tommy Paul is an yerba mate convert


Why do I feel like this little girl is having her Jake Ryan moment, never to recover?


Denis celebrates two years of his Shapovalov Shelter




New obsession: Aussie Omar Jasika


New obsession No. 2


Elmar Ejupovic of Germany


And don't forget Aussie Tristan Schoolkate




I'm buying whatever Nicolas is selling here 


Captain of My Heart: Fede Gomez 


Nice to see Maxime Cressy again


Francesco Garzelli got tickets to the Andrea Pellegro Gun Show


Adam Jones can't resist a hot body


So of course he was taking sneaky pics of Harry Wendelken


while he was on the phone with Adam's brother Ben Jones ...






Jack Draper's British beverage betrayal


Everywhere Nico Jarry goes is a party 


An early loss in Monte Carlos saw Taylor Fritz cede the American No. 1 moniker to Ben Shelton 


Is daddy Patrick already loaning out son Holger? 




And last but not least: Is the father/son duo of Mate Pavic and Oliver Marach finally getting back together? 

ICYMI:


To see last week's report, click HERE.

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