kenneth in the (212): Weekend Tennis Roundup

Monday, April 06, 2026

Weekend Tennis Roundup

Titles for Tommy Paul, Rafael Jodar, Mariano Navone and Jessica Pegula. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW.

My funny Valentin

Tommy Paul saved three match points in defeating Roman Andres Burruchaga 6–1, 3–6, 7–5 to capture the US Clay Court Championship in Houston, his first title on the surface and first title since 2024.

Former University of Florida teammates Ben Shelton and Andres Andrade took home the doubles trophy in Houston, rallying to defeat top-seeded Brazilian pair of Orlando Luz and Rafael Matos in the final 4–6, 6–3, [10–6]

A few months after having never played a tour-level main draw and just a week after his first ATP quarterfinal, 19-year-old Spaniard Rafael Jodar stormed to his maiden ATP title in Marrakech, defeating Marco Trungelliti 6-3, 6-2 without dropping serve. Kudos to Trungelliti for becoming the oldest first-time ATP finalist at 36!

Fourth-seeded Americans Robert Cash and JJ Tracy won the doubles title in Marrakech by defeating Vasil Kirkov and Bart Stevens 6–2, 6–3.

A winning pose

Can't get enough of seeing cutie-pie Mariano Navone winning his first ATP Tour singles title -- capturing the Tiriac Open in Bucharest by outlasting Spanish qualifier Daniel Merida 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 in a dramatic final to secure the trophy.

The French pair of Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul won the doubles title in Bucharest, taking out Adam Pavlasek and Patrik Rikl 6–1, 6–4.

Jessica Pegula successfully defended her title in Charleston, defeating unheralded Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-2, 6-2 in the final. This victory makes her the first woman to win back-to-back titles in Charleston since Serena Williams in 2013.

Elsewhere around the net ...

Blair Henley gets to the bottom of Valentin Vacherot

Watch HERE.

Tallon Griekspoor says what I'm thinking: "Jesus Christ!"

Baltic beef: Mark Lajal

Valentin and his thighs talk about Monaco pride

Watch HERE.

Francisco Cabral and Joe Salisbury lost their first match together, falling 6-4, 7-6(2) to Hugo Nys and Edouard Roger-Vasselin.

But they looked like they had a good time. It was a year ago this week that we ran into Big Joe in Monaco!

Arneodo Romain on home turf

Aussie Adrian Arcon couldn't resist being a hair-hopper

Watch him in more elegant times HERE.

Robert Cash strikes a pose

Argentine sex bomb Federico Bove even has good taste in music

I hear Tommy got a marriage proposal in Texas

I had a different kind of proposal after seeing THIS.

Might be time for Plan B ... sex work

Speaking of which: Matteo and Andrea Vavassori

I concur

Grigor Dimitrov

Something weird is going on with Nishesh Basavareddy

Despite being the reigning champion of three of the four majors and a finalist in the fourth and having won the most titles in 2025, Carlos Alcaraz now finds himself having to either defend his Monte Carlo title or drop to No. 2 in the rankings