Andrey Rublev was also amongst the players hailed champion at the weekend.
The tennis tour rumbles on.
Over to the men’s football World Cup stateside and Carlos Alcaraz and Serena Williams joined the A-lister audience in New York for the final.
The ATP and WTA ranks have held a few weddings post Wimbledon too – congratulations to the likes of Alex de Minaur alongside Katie Boulter, Daria Kasatkina and Tommy Paul.
Here are the key headlines from on court…
It’s been a tough-to-take 12 months or so for Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The former world No.3 and Roland-Garros 2021 finalist has slipped down the rankings. However, the Greek is back in title talk with a trophy lift in Gstaad, Switzerland, on Sunday.
Tsitsipas posted his fourth three-set victory of the week in a 6-4, 6-7(3), 6-3 battle with Raphaël Collignon to capture the ATP 250 clay court title, 16 months on from his most recent trophy lift at Dubai 2025.
“It’s a crazy feeling right now,” said Tsitsipas. “I survived a marathon and it was a long week. I played some crazy matches in the past couple of days… Every single match felt like it was never finished and somehow I managed to convert every single time and get the victory.
“Today I couldn’t be more blessed, couldn’t be more happy. It’s been an incredible effort from my side to go out there and do that over and over again. The result was obviously the best thing I would have imagined at the beginning of the week.”
Competing as the world No.85, victories over seeded duo No.5 Ignacio Buse and No.4 Arthur Rinderknech en route final lifts the 27-year-old up 34 spots to world No.51.
Similar to Tsitsipas, Barbora Krejcikova had been on an undulating trail of a lack of form and several physical setbacks.
Ever since the Roland-Garros 2021 champion won a second major at Wimbledon 2024, the Czech had failed to add to her trophy haul.
Well, Krejcikova fended off her Greek opponent and the ardent Athens home crowd to defeat Maria Sakkari 7-6(5), 6-3 on Sunday.
The former singles No.2 and doubles No.1 will rise back up to singles No.26 on Monday.
"It's great," said the Czech. "It's something very special and incredible, and it's a unique experience, because I didn't feel like this for such a long period. I'm just very happy, and I'm going to enjoy every moment now."
2023 Bastad winner Andrey Rublev defeated 2025 champion Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-3 for the 18th ATP Tour title of his career.
In the theme of breaking up ‘long waits,’ Rublev bolstered his trophy cabinet for the first time since Doha in February last season.
“I feel great. To be able to win here for a second time is a special feeling,” said Rublev, the newly stated world No.14. “I’m so happy I was able to perform well this week and was able to win the title.”
Across to Umag, Daniel Merida followed in the footsteps of esteemed company such as Carlos Alcraz and Jannik Sinner by winning the Croatian-based tournament.
The 21-year-old prevailed past Damir Dzumhur 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 to become the eighth first-time champion on the ATP Tour this season.
Mayar Sherif has consolidated her Top 100 status by collecting a second career WTA title.
In a weather delayed Iasi Open final, the Egyptian was leading former world No.2 Paula Badosa 6-4, 4-0, before the Spaniard was forced to retire due to a right thigh injury.
Sherif, waiting four years to add a second tournament title to her name, climbs from world No.97 up to No.72 having dispatched two seeds on the path to glory.
ROLAND-GARROS
17 May - 6 June 2027
