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<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: While no one pre-US Men's Clay Court Championship likely had Tommy Paul and Roman Andres Burruchaga facing off in the final, the ending was only fitting. Both had played brilliantly during the tournament, and no matter what was predicted, the finale was as it should be. –> While no one pre-US Men’s…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Yuliia Starodubtseva had quite the Charleston Open. Win or lose the final, she could come away with a lot more confidence than when she entered the event after making her first semifinal at any WTA event. –> Yuliia Starodubtseva had quite the Charleston Open. Win or lose the final, she could come…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Both of the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship semifinal matches featured two players who knew each other well. On one side, Argentinian Thiago Agustin Tirante was defeated by his good friend and countryman, Roman Andres Burruchaga. On the other hand, Americans Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe faced off.…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: All week at the 2026 Charleston Open, defending champion Jessica Pegula had battled through three-set matches. She followed the same narrative, too. The top-seed would fall behind only to take the last two sets and move forward. –> All week at the 2026 Charleston Open, defending champion Jessica Pegula had battled through…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: The Houston clay-court event this week might be called the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship, but let's be clear: The event this week has belonged as much to the Argentinian players at the event as the Americans. That continued when Thiago Agustin Tirante took on Ben Shelton in…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: In 2024, Diana Shnaider appeared to be ascending toward greatness. She was 20 years old and collecting four titles, hinting that she could develop into a real long-term challenge to the top-10. She didn't quite get there, at least not yet. –> In 2024, Diana Shnaider appeared to be ascending toward greatness.…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: When Madison Keys is playing her best, she is among the best ten players on the WTA tour. The issue in her career has been consistency and health. For much of her career, she was the kind of player who could win titles, but never the big ones. That changed in 2025…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Jessica Pegula's 2026 Charleston Open seemingly wasn't supposed to be easy. After sliding past Yulia Putintseva in her first match at the event, the American struggled at the start of her third-round match against Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto. –> Jessica Pegula’s 2026 Charleston Open seemingly wasn’t supposed to be easy. After sliding past…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: The 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters, one in a great number of the many Masters events happening in the spring, gets underway on Sunday, April 5, with the main draw. Will the tournament see another showdown between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in the final? –> The 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters, one in a great…

<!–qv q:id=6n q:key=vcaa: Yulia Putitseva didn't care that she had never won a set off Jessica Pegula, a staple in the top 10 on the WTA tour for years, and a constant to take titles no matter the tournament. What the Kazakh knew was that her best surface is on clay, and that gave her…