kenneth in the (212): Weekend Tennis Roundup

Monday, September 22, 2025

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Team World captured the Laver Cup; Italy took home the Billie Jean King Cup; and Iga Swiatek won in Seoul. Full report TK plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

It's been a long -- and very fun -- weekend, so I will try to flesh this out with captions later today. Until then, remember that a picture is worth a thousand words, so here's hoping you're Evelyn Wood at heart ...

Taylor Fritz defeated Alexander Zverev 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Sunday to clinch the Laver Cup for Team World.

Congrats to the winners

Top-seeded Iga Świątek overcame a poor first set to beat No. 2-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova 1-6, 7-6 (3), 7-5 and win the Korea Open on Sunday. Świątek dropped her own serve five times, was edged out 6-2 in aces, had nine double-faults and even won fewer points than Alexandrova during a tight contest at Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center lasting close to three hours -- yet still proved why she's one of the best.

Jasmine Paolini beat Jessica Pegula on the fourth match point as defending champion Italy won the Billie Jean King Cup with a comprehensive victory over the United States on Sunday. That she defeated the American wasn't that shocking. But that No. 91 Elisabetta Cocciaretto won 6-4, 6-4 against Emma Navarro was a headscratcher.

Still TK

Andrea Vavassori's little brother, Matteo, picks up a trophy or two

I'm lovin' Daniel Masur in this position

Swoon! If Joao Fonseca begins playing as good as he looks the sky's the limit

Grigor Dimitrov: Sockless in Sofia

Two thumbs up for leggy Fede Gomez

Team Europe assumes the position

Pau Gasol and the World No. 1

Everybody wants some of the Spanish basketball great

Team USA

Yowza

Doubles title for Nino Serdarušić and David Pichler at the Challenger in Bad Waltersdorf, Austria

Hubba hubba!

How do I get Luciano Tacchi to wish me a happy birthday?

Gorgeous Julian Cash

Patrick Zahraj from all angles

Franco Agamenone claims his first Challenger title in over two years after defeating Clarke 6-3, 6-4 in Targu-Mures

Someone made a cute fan

Manmeat convention in Marrakech

Jonesy's got the tits out

Dan Added was the runner-up in Saint Tropez, but he looks like a big winner to me

Carlos being Carlos. Watch HERE

Flavio Cobolli's flesh act

Zeballos Horacio: Who knew?

Beautiful Bart Stevens

Where do I board Patrick Kaukovalta?

Marcel Granollers's mirror moves

Back to back

MAGA pinup Christian Harrison does China

Two more helpings of Borna Gojo

Taylor Fritz poses with sports royalty

Robert Farah and wife?

Pat Rafter grooms Jensen Brooksby

Mariano Kestelboim and Guillermo Durán capture the doubles crown at the Challenger in Villa Maria

Mariano enjoys a post-victory rubdown

Two-handed Billy Harris

Keshav Chopra and Andres Martin pick up the Winnipeg Challenger trophy

Who needs a private lesson?

Marko Andrejic gets engaged

Ooh la la: Enzo Couacaud

Denis Shapovalov is one dashing groom

New obsession: Coach Pepe Demi

Gumby 2.0: Jakub Mensik

I'm buying whatever Karue Sell-ing

Neal Skupski takes Manhattan

It's a toss-up!

I'm hot for Manuel Guinard

J.J. Wolf keeps on truckin'

Reilly Opelka and Casper Ruud heat things up with their cooldown routines

I wonder why the cameraman only had eyes for Ukraine's BJK King Cup captain

Team World cleans up nicely

Travel pro Juan Martin del Potro

Casper says hi to Mark Knowles's tits

With its gorgeous San Francisco backdrop I tried not to be so jaundiced about Laver Cup this year, but then still couldn't get past the idea of two completely arbitrary teams -- Europe vs. THE WORLD? -- and double and triple points arrangement