Possibly sport-altering wins for Draper and Andreeva in the desert. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post -- and then some -- in my XL tennis roundup BELOW.
Jack Draper completely overwhelmed Holger Rune 6-2, 6-2 in a little more than an hour in the final of Indian Wells on Sunday, achieving two big milestones by claiming his first Masters 1000 title and earning his debut in the top 10 of the ATP rankings. Draper catapults from No. 14 to a career-high No. 7 in the rankings today.
Perhaps most impressive about his run was defeating defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the semis, after losing the second set 6-0. We've always believed the strapping 23-year-old Brit had the game to be a top player. Now only time will tell if his often-injured body has what it takes to keep the winning going.
In doubles, top seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic beat Sebastian Korda and Jordan Thompson 6-3, 6-4 to win the crown on Saturday
And in one of the most exciting turns in recent memories, 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva made extra good on her promise by taking out World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in a come-from-behind thriller, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. That she also dismissed Iga Swiatek in the semis -- and won the previous WTA 1000 event in Dubai -- makes the feat all the more impressive. We've seen other pheoms faulter in the past, but I must confess her blend of power and finesse has nearly made me a true believer.
Forgive me while I fanboy on Jack Draper
Yay or nay?
Win or lose, everyone comes out on top when he packs up after a match
Or simply changes
Elsewhere around the grounds ...
Hugo Humbert's trainer: Just a little higher
Ooh la la! Alexandre Muller
Tell us more about your friend Xavier Pujo
Ryan Harrison's second act
Jiri Lehecka in all his glory ... and there's a lot of it
Always great to see Chris Evert, who is now 70 and a two-time cancer survivor
I didn't even realize Robert Cardenas was Irish(!)
Daniel Altmaier and Tomas Etcheverry living it up in Punta Cana
The Argentine is PACKING
Yannick Hanfmann
More Colton Smith HERE
Arthur Bouquier's hips don't lie
Bart Stevens in motion
Taylor Fritz lost the boy-band hair ...
And is back to looking like an old-school Hollywood movie star
Here comes mirror man Miles Bugby
Hot for Theo Arribage and Guido Andreozzi
Team Berrettini
The Lock brothers
Terra firma
Big Ben
Steffi Graf's family
Grigor Dimitrov and Novak Djokovic
Constant Lestienne
More of Alexis Galarneau and Félix Auger-Aliassime HERE
Downtime with Santiago Pedro Franchini and Samuel Martinez
Mathew Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas
Karol Drzewiecki
Some lucky girl with Aziz Dougaz
Jacob Fearnley in flight
Hot for Jan-Michael Gambill
Sláinte!
TC Live
IW quarterfinalist Tallon Griekspoor gave us plenty to think about
Nole in Miami with Honduran footballer Luis Palma
Daddy duty with Daniil Medvedev
Casper Ruud's game isn't slipping due to lack of mobility
Nikola Mektić won the toss and elected to receive
Flavio Cobolli x 2
Matteo Arnaldi really deserved his own Tennis Tuesday post for this(!)
Tallon and Botic are adorable
Watch HERE
Not to be outdone by Taylor Fritz, a reminder how good Lorenzo Musetti's new haircut looks
Grigor Dimitrov gives the short-shorts look a go
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Pull up to the bumper, baby
Ass you like it
Peek-a-boo with Matteo
Aleks Kovacevic defeated Damir Dzumhur 6-2, 6-3 to win his second Challenger title of the year
Another good week for the Bosnia and Herzegovinaian
Green crush: Holger Rune
Mature takeaway from the young Dane
Jack Draper cools down
Carlos Alcaraz loosens up
IW tournament director Tommy Haas with former "Bachelor" Joey Graziadei
Vasek Posposil upstaging yet another man ... and woman
Czech mate Patrik Rikl
Omar Jasika
Hungry like the Wolf
Albano Olivetti isn't getting any smaller
Ugo Humbert in the Sunshine State
Got my eye on Alex Rybakov
Sunday morning breakfast with Colombian Nicolas Barrientos
More softcore from retired doubles specialist Robert Farah
Big Rob with Rajeev Ram and Austin Krajicek, who came up short in the Phoenix Challenger doubles final
Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers won 6-3, 7-6(2)
Phoenix doubles finalists
After getting an unlucky draw in Indian Wells -- losing to eventual champion Jack Draper in the first round -- rising Brazilian player Joao Fonseca made the most of the Phoenix Challenger
The 18-year-old won the Arizona Tennis Classic, becoming the second-youngest player from South America — behind Juan Martin del Potro — to win his third ATP Challenger Tour titles. Fonseca defeated Alexander Bublik 7-6(5), 7-6(0) in an entertaining final that featured superb shotmaking from both players.
From there, he made another splash at the Phoenix Country Club
Watch HERE
Should matching shirts be against the rules?
Jack with the Dunlop Max 200G, made famous by me and some chick named Steffi
Watch HERE
Two exes: Pedro Martinez and Cam Norrie
Luckiest joggers on earth
Can I get a copy of this?
Trophy holding trophy
Hot hug alert
Hot from any angle
Question: Is Jim McGuire's huge ass responsible for turning a very young Chris Evert boy crazy???
On the rise
By the numbers: Look at Jack and Mirra go!
1 comment:
So happy for Jack! He played amazing throughout the tournament and he did not have an easy draw. By the way, he's a big Yay from me. Thanks for all the pics this week. And, of course, the others, especially Marcus Giron!
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