Sunday, September 27, 2026

Weekend Tennis Roundup


Team Europe reclaimed the Laver Cup; Czechia captured the BJK Cup; and titles for Leylah Fernandez and Kimberly Birrell. Full report plus all the ATP beef that's fit to post BELOW. 


Team Europe reclaimed the Laver Cup from defending champion Team World with a commanding 13-5 victory at London’s O2 Arena. Jakub Mensik and Flavio Cobolli won Sunday’s opening doubles before Alexander Zverev clinched the trophy with a 7-6 (3), 6-3 victory over Learner Tien.



The victory gave Europe a record-extending sixth title in nine editions of the event, compared with three for Team World.

Leylah Fernandez won the final nine games to dispatch first-time WTA finalist Talia Gibson 7-5, 6-0 in Singapore, giving the Canadian her first title of 2026 and sixth of her career.


Kimberly Birrell captured her first WTA singles title by defeating fellow Australian Maya Joint 6-4, 6-2 in Seoul, the tour’s first all-Australian final since 2017.


Wimbledon finalists Linda Noskova and Karolina Muchova went from rivals to teammates, leading Czechia to a 2-0 victory over Ukraine in the Billie Jean King Cup final in Shenzhen. Muchova beat Anhelina Kalinina 6-2, 6-3 before Wimbledon champion Noskova sealed Czechia’s record-extending 12th title -- and first since 2018 -- with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Elina Svitolina.

Elsewhere around the net ...


Gam, set and match: Novak Djokovic and Karen Khachanov




Holger Rune and his bathing suit are back


Alexandre Mueller brings his flesh act wherever he goes 


Flavio and Jakub bump uglies 


Team World Vice Captain Patrick Rafter still has it 





Tomas Etcheverry works up a sweat 


Peachy Ben Shelton 






Mariano Kestelboim wins the doubles with Santiago Taverna


Italian stallion Marco Gulisano


Is Romeo Beckham ready for his tennis close-up? 




CarnalPlus: Felix Mischker vs. Patrick Mouratoglou


Jan Zielinski 🍑


Basilashvili: Dad better hope you can't turn a child gay


Luciano Darderi is in the Top 3 sluttiest looking players on tour


Sign me up: Albano Olivetti and Theo Arribage


Practical magic: Arthur Gea and Felix Auger-Aliassime


Sox appeal: Dmitry Popko



Sultry Jacob Fearnley returns to TCU


J.J. Wolf shows off his cornhole (skills)


Tommy Paul looks more comfortable in a gas station convenience store than he does on a tennis court 




Big Thomas Fancutt 


Bigger Maxime Cressy

Juan Manuel La Serna


3 mosqueteros: Juan Manuel La Serna, Lautaro Midon and Luciano Ambrogi


Rafael Matos and Orlando Luz in Chengdu


Christian Harrison and "friend"


Adam Jones in Thailand 




Can't think of a better player to endorse hair-care products than Otto Virtanen


All dressed up in London: Carlos Alcaraz 


007: Rafael Jodar and Calitos


Ignacio Buse and Fran Cerundolo 








Arthur Ferry



The last person on earth to be giving hair advice


Hubert Hurkacz in Chengdu


I can think of a nice birthday present from Luciano Tacchi ...




Damian and I have (individually) broken down and started watching some of Netflix's (aged) "Break Point" and these three photos have me wondering what I was waiting for ...



For me, the best part of Laver Cup is seeing the boys all decked out 




I admire Matteo Berrettini for not going Cosby on his friend 




Raphael Collignon hits the gym ...


and it shows








Lorenzo Musetti showed off some fancy footwork of a different kind, taking Jennifer Lopez for a twirl on the runway at Vogue World: Milano in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The Italian star was making his modeling debut in Bottega Veneta as part of the show's "Dolce Vita" segment, escorting J.Lo from the audience before the pair shared a brief dance.



Dino Prizmic's treasure trail 


Kyrian (eleison) Jacquet


Vito Darderi gives his brother a run for his slutty money 


Roger Federer takes the  #GreySweatpantsChallenge


Jaime Faria makes a friend in Hangzhou


Nikolas Sanchez's got back 


... and front 



"Premature King" Thanasi Kokkinakis



Jonesy and Donna Vekic 


Can't argue with this mixed-coloring pairing of Mate Pavic and Kevin Krawietz

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