Monday, July 21, 2025

Weekend Tennis Roundup


Titles for Darderi, Bublik, Shapovalov, Boisson and Begu. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.



Luciano Darderi won the ATP 250 title in Bastad, with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 victory over Dutchman Jesper de Jong. It was the 23-year-old Italian stallion's third career ATP crown, and he also became the eighth player with multiple ATP trophies collected in 2025, having captured the Morocco trophy in April.


"Kazakh" Alexander Bublik won his first tour-level clay-court title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, beating Argentina's Juan Manuel Cerundolo, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, in the ATP 250 event's final on Sunday.


It wasn't the outcome I was rooting for -- anyone else find Bublik to be incredibly annoying? -- but it was nice to see Francisco's little brother in another final, playing great in defeating top seed Casper Ruud in the quarters.


Denis Shapovalov captured his fourth ATP Tour title and second of the season on Saturday night in Los Cabos, where he defeated sexy American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 6-2. 


Lois Boisson -- who stunned the field by making the semis at Roland Garros -- took out defending champion Anna Bondar in Hamburg (7-5, 6-3) to win her first WTA title.


Irina-Camelia Begu is back in the winners' circle after a three-year drought, defeating No. 6 seed Jil Teichmann of Switzerland 6-0, 7-5 in the final of the Iasi Open on Sunday -- a sweet win on home soil.


Francisco Cabral and Lucas Miedler clinched their first title of the season as a team on Sunday at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, where they earned a comeback 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 10-3 win against Hendrik Jebens and Albano Olivetti.


But I think the "losers" will be just fine ...


Top seeds Guido Andreozzi and Sander Arends capped their debut week as a team in style in Bastad, where they defeated Adam Pavlasek and Jan Zielinski 6-7(4), 7-5, 10-6 to win the title.


But I think the "losers" will be just fine ...


And the American duo of Robert Cash/JJ Tracy won their maiden tour-level trophy on Saturday in Los Cabos, where they overcame Blake Bayldon and Tristan Schoolkate 7-6(4), 6-4 in the final.


But I think the "losers" will be just fine ...








First the genetic lottery, and now this ...


Elsewhere around the net ...


The brothers Vavassori 


Andrea Mies: Best-looking player? 










I need to know more about his crew, especially No. 1


Julian Cash -- who used to be a paid Novak Djokovic impersonator(!) -- in Milan 




Sebastian Ofner is on a roll 


Tallon Griekspoor bulge



Which is to say nothing of his caboose 


Sexpot Camilo Ugo Carabelli







Yannick Hanfmann and Jan-Lennard Stuff


Hostess with the mostess Hsieh Su-Wei 


Jack Draper's big body fails again 


When the Hopman Cup began ...




Woof



Fabien Reboul 


Mexico's Alan Magadan caught my attention right away 


The Williams sisters make a Federico Bove sandwich


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Adam Jones 




Hotties Marcus Willis and Karol Drzewicki


Steffi Graf's bald husband offers Team Rune some advice in Washington 











Leggy David Vega Hernandez 


Big Ben Shelton 


The new Lloyd Harris 




Daniel Cukierman


I'm not exactly sure what the TC 1860 Rosenheim Professional Sports Team is. But I know it attracts a lot of hot players ...





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You know what they say about guys with big shoes ...


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Stan Wawrinka made a new "friend" 


Garbiñe at the wedding 




Theo Winegar and Christian Harrison in Washington



With Josh Paris 


Marton Fucsovics 


Coach Edoardo Santonocito. Happy to see his partner has her priorities straight.



Nicolas Barrientos: Wet and dry 




Aleksandar Kovacevic in fine form 




Austria's Sam Weissborn


Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori








Mick, where are we supposed to be looking




Where do you even begin with Albano Olivetti and Hendrik Jebens?



Who needs a lesson? 


Billy Harris 




Birthday boy Oliver Marach is 44



In and out of bed with Taylor Fritz 


Ratings up for men's Wimbledon final 


Holger vs. Darderi 



Tom Holland 


Lucas Miedler 


Furry rapper Corentin Moutet 


Daniel Masur 


Jakub Mensik's Bel Ami ready


Karu Sell 


Filip Misolic celebrates reaching the Top 100 in style 



Christian Harrison is pretty in pink 


Borna Coric have a new daddy?







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All of the above


Hady Habib


Jamie Murray 


Coach Rob Morgan



Alejandro Moro Cañas


Francesco Passaro 


Flavio Cobolli

And last but not least:









Luciano Darderi and why I could never be a photo editor 



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