Two ATP 500 points titles and one at 250 level were awarded on Sunday. Ben Shelton, Alex de Minaur and Francisco Cerundolo emerged as the champions in Dallas, Rotterdam and Buenos Aires respectively.
Dallas Open: (2) Ben Shelton d. (1) Taylor Fritz 3-6, 6-3, 7-5
Shelton saved three championship points while at 4-5 in the third set, before earning a crucial break of his own in the next game. At 6-5, the ninth-ranked American missed his first two match points but survived a wild rally at 40-30 to cross the finish line in dramatic fashion. Although it was a back-and-forth thriller, it only lasted one hour and 51 minutes after the first two sets were fast-paced.
“It feels great,” Shelton assured. “I thank God because it took something supernatural for me to finally win this tournament, with all the holes I was in. I’m grateful to be here for five matches with this crowd. The energy was great.”
ABN AMRO Open: (1) Alex de Minaur vs. (2) Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-2
De Minaur played in his third consecutive final in Rotterdam and captured his first title at this event with a routine victory over Auger-Aliassime. It helps if you’re not facing Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz, to whom De Minaur finished second the previous two seasons. It also helps if your opponent is less than 100 percent, which was the case with Auger-Aliassime, who was dealing with an apparent leg injury. The Minaur sailed in just one hour and 18 minutes.
“Third time lucky,” said the eighth Australian. “I’m super excited; super happy. It ended up being a great week here in Rotterdam. It’s a place where I always feel very good. In previous years I was just one step short, so it feels great to finally be able to make the decision.” [trophy].”
Argentina Open: (1) Francisco Cerundolo d. (2) Luciano Darderi
The third time was also the charm for Cerundolo, who played in his third Buenos Aires final after finishing second in 2021 (Diego Schwartzman) and 2025 (Joao Fonseca). With a raucous Argentine crowd behind him, Cerundolo broke serve four times as he rolled in one hour and 36 minutes. Darderi was on a 17-match winning streak on clay dating back to last summer.
“(It’s) probably the best moment of my career so far,” said the world number 19. “I really wanted to win here in my hometown, in my country, with my friends and family and all the people here in Argentina. This feeling is amazing. I really fought and tried to win in recent years. I couldn’t do it and today I played one of the best matches of my career.”
#Shelton #survives #Fritz #Dallas #Minaur #wins #Rotterdam #title