Titles for Bonzi, Shapovalov and Gauff. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.
Ooh la la! Benjamin Bonzi overcame fellow hunk Cameron Norrie 7-6(6), 6-4 to lift his maiden ATP Tour title on home soil at the Moselle Open in Metz on Saturday. Always nice to see a first-time winner -- especially at 28 years of age.
Denis Shapovalov beat home favorite Hamad Medjedovic 6-4, 6-4 in the Belgrade Open final on Saturday. It’s the 25-year-old Canadian's second ATP Tour title having won the Stockholm Open in 2019.
Medjedovic was playing in his first-ever ATP Tour final. The 21-year-old, who won the Next Gen ATP Finals title last year, took out No. 3 seed Francisco Cerundolo, No. 6 seed Brandon Nakashima and veteran Laslo Djere en route to the final.
And on the women's side, Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals for the first time by rallying to beat Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the final on Saturday. The 20-year-old American -- who only seems to play well when she's in a hole -- came from 2-0 and 5-3 down in the final set and was two points from defeat at one stage. I was happy to see Gauff end the season on a high note, having also beaten No. 1 Sabalenka and No. 2 Swiatek on her way to the trophy.
In doubles, Sander Arends and Luke Johnson ended Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Albano Olivetti’s hopes of winning a title together on home soil at the Moselle Open on Saturday.
The Dutch-British pair rallied to defeat Herbert and Olivetti 6-4, 3-6, 10-3 to clinch the crown ...
although I believe Olivetti was given the trophy for best beard.
In Serbia, top seeds Jamie Murray and John Peers wrapped up another strong week by clinching their second title together this season at the Belgrade Open on Saturday.
The British-Australian pair displayed solid form in the championship match and staged a comeback to oust fourth seeds Ivan Dodig and Skander Mansouri 3-6, 7-6(5), 11-9, in their first meeting.
Look who came to present the Belgrade trophies!
Flanked by two of the Djokovic brothers, including tournament director Djordje Djokovic
Elsewhere around the net:
If you say so, big boy
Now we know why Venus Williams is sticking around
Jon Wertheim's bitchy hot mic comments about Barbora Krejčíková probably don't warrant his cancelation. But since I never cared for him to begin with, I'm fine watching him squirm a bit.
Poles have more fun
And now I'm obsessed with another one named Karol Drzewiecki, whose body you have to see to believe HERE.
Karol and his not-exactly-hard-on-the-eyes partner, Piotr Matuszewski, have been cleaning up on the Challenger circuit lately
How do you say "spit roast" in Polish?
Literal and figurative daddy Karen Khachanov
Just what I need -- another crush on an Italian named Andrea!
Cute to see the year-end finalists back in the day, even if 2018 counts as "the day"
Neal Skupski returns to his alma mater
I'm having a hard time seeing Helsinki runner-up Luca Nardi as anything but a a winner
Andrea putting the "vava" in Vavassori
Follow HERE.
Liam Broady's transformation into Johnny Davenport is making me tingle down there
Now how do I join his club?
Casper Ruud looking flex-y
Wim Fissette looks for his lost success
Like father, like son
It's been a long time for Denis
Another reminder that Novak didn't get the looks in the family
Nico Jarry and his plus one
I see BIG things in him
Thank you, Allah
Armed and dangerous Hendrik Jebens
Brunette Taylor Fritz is having more fun
Pedro always gets my vote
Try to guess if I encouraged Holger Rune to model a more European bathing suit next time
I'm in the middle of a chain reaction
Weekly Juan Betancourt fix
Borna Coric and his sister
Enzo Couacaud and friend
Move over, Bathhouse Betty
Not all grooming is alike
My kind of rooting section!
How do I climb atop Stefano Travaglia's pyramid scheme?
By the numbers:
Will the tours merge in 2025? I guess we'll know soon enough.
This week the men are in Torino, Italy:
Final eight singles players
Final eight doubles teams
Jannik Sinner is your men's year-end No. 1
Aryna Sabalenka is your year-end women's No. 1
And also congrats to Marcelo Arévalo González for ending the year ranked as the No. 1 doubles player in the world -- and with Mate Pavic the year's No. 1 team
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