April 21, 2026

Open Court

MORE TENNIS THAN YOU'LL EVER NEED

Still looking to finish up the qualifying in Bucharest, after a day and a half rained out.

All four qualifiers had to come back and play their first-round matches later on Tuesday.

In Marrakech, Montrealer Taha Baadi was trying to back up his big singles win on Monday with a doubles win on Tuesday. But couldn’t get it done.

And in Houston, Liam Draxl, after qualifying, took on Nishesh Basareddy in his third main-draw match at the ATP level, in search of his maiden win. He was close, but is still looking for it.

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Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship
Location: Houston, Texas
Category: ATP 250 
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates:  March 30 – April 5, 2026
Prize Money: $700,045
Draws: S28 – D16

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Final results

Singles, first round

[WC] Nishesh Basavareddy (USA) def. [Q] Liam Draxl (CAN) 63 26 64

[5] Brandon Nakashima (USA) def. Martin Damm (USA) 76 (0) 62

[6] Tomas Martin Etcheverry (ARG) def. [Q] Federico Agustin Gomez (ARG) 16 61 64

[7] Alex Michelsen (USA) def. Coleman Wong (HKG) 64 62

Rinky Hijikata (AUS) def. Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) 64 62

Alexei Popyrin  (AUS) def. Patrick Kypson  (USA) 46 64 63

Doubles, first round

[WC] Andres Andrade (ECU) / Ben Shelton (USA) def [3] Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) / Robert Galloway (USA) 36 61 [10-8]

[4] Evan King / Reese Stalder (USA) def Blake Bayldon / Adam Walton (AUS) 63 76 (5)

Roman Andres Burruchaga / Thiago Agustin Tirante (ARG) def Andrey Golubev / Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 75 62

Mackenzie McDonald (USA) / Marc Polmans (AUS) def Diego Hidalgo (ECU) / Patrik Trhac (USA) 76 (6) 75

 

 

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Tiriac Open
Location: Bucharest, Romania
Category: ATP 250 
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates:  March 31 – April 6, 2025
Prize Money: €596,035
Draws: S28 – D16

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Final results

Singles, first round

[5] Sebastian Baez (ARG) def. Vilius Gaubas  (LTU) 63 61 

[6] Daniel Altmaier (GER) def. Pedro Martinez (ESP) 61 64

[7] Mariano Navone (ARG) def. [ALT] Christopher O’Connell (AUS) 64 76 (8)

[8] Botic van de Zandschulp (NED) def. Francesco Maestrelli (ITA) 63 62

Titouan Droguet (FRA) def Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) 61 16 61

Damir Dzumhur (BIH) def [WC] Filip Cristian Jianu (ROU) 63 46 76 (4)

[Q] Daniel Merida (ESP) def [ALT] Otto Virtanen (FIN) 76 (4) 57 75 

[Q] Alex Molcan (SVK) def Matteo Arnaldi (ITA) 63 61

Elmer Moller (DEN) def [WC] Adrian Boitan (ROU) 63 75 

Dino Prizmic (CRO) def. [Q] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) 64 62

[Q] Stefanos Sakellaridis (GRE) def Jan Choinski (GBR) 63 64

Alexander Shevchenko (KAZ) def. [WC] Radu David Turcanu (ROU) 62 64

Qualifying, final round

(1st-round opponents in brackets)

[2] Daniel Merida (ESP) def [6] Joel Schwaerzler (AUT) 62 62 ([ALT] Otto Virtanen)

Alex Molcan (SVK) def [8] Jay Clarke (GBR) 63 57 76 (4) (Matteo Arnaldi)

Stefanos Sakellaridis (GRE) def Dimitar Kuzmanov (BUL) 63 76 (6) (Jan Choinski)

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Grand Prix Hassan II
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Category: ATP 250 
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates:  March 30 – April 5, 2026
Prize Money: €612,620
Draws: S28 – D16

Tuesday, March 31, 2026
Final results

Singles, first round

[5] Kamil Majchrzak (POL) def. Juan Manuel Cerundolo (ARG) 76 (3) 36 63

[7] Ignacio Buse (PER) def Matteo Berrettini (ITA) 76 (5) 67 (2) 64 

Mattia Bellucci (ITA) def. [WC] Reda Bennani (MAR) 63 36 64

Camilo Ugo Carabelli (ARG) def. [Q] Timofey Skatov (KAZ) 67 (2) 63 64

Rafael Jodar (ESP) def [Q] Dusan Lajovic (SRB) 63 64

Alexandre Muller (FRA) def. [NG] Federico Cina (ITA) 62 63

[Q] Marco Trungelliti (ARG) def [Q] Henrique Rocha (POR) 76 (5) 62 

Luca Van Assche (FRA) def Hugo Gaston (FRA) 64 76 (5)

Doubles, first round

[3] Théo Arribage / Albano Olivetti (ITA) def. [WC] Taha Baadi / Karim Bennani (MAR) 62 64

Vasil Kirkov (USA) / Bart Stevens (NED) def [2] Luke Johnson (GBR) / Jan Zielinski (POL) 64 75

[4] Robert Cash / JJ Tracy (USA) def Finn Reynolds / James Watt (NZL) 67 (7) 76 (5) [10-8]

Tomas Machac / Matej Vocel (CZE) def Romain Arneodo (MON) / Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) 67 (6) 61 [11-9]

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