Two ATP 500-point titles and one at the 250 level were handed out 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 serving 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 get across the finish line in dramatic fashion. Although it was a back-and-forth thriller, it lasted only one hour and 51 minutes after the first two sets were lightning quick.
“It feels amazing,” Shelton assured. “I thank God, because I needed something supernatural to end up winning this tournament with all the holes that I was in. I feel grateful to play five matches out here with these crowds. The energy was amazing.”
ABN AMRO Open: (1) Alex de Minaur vs. (2) Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-2
Playing in his third consecutive Rotterdam final, De Minaur captured his first title at this event with a routine win over Auger-Aliassime. It helps when you aren’t facing Jannik Sinner or Carlos Alcaraz, to whom De Minaur finished runner-up the previous two seasons. It also helps when your opponent is less than 100 percent, which was the case with Auger-Aliassime — who struggled with an apparent leg injury. De Minaur cruised in just one hour and 18 minutes.
“Third time lucky,” the eighth-ranked Australian said. “I’m super stoked; super happy. It ended up being a great week here in Rotterdam. It’s a place where I always feel really good. I was just a step short in the previous years, so it feels great to finally be able to lift the [trophy].”
Argentina Open: (1) Francisco Cerundolo d. (2) Luciano Darderi
The third time was also the charm for Cerundolo, who was playing in his third Buenos Aires final after finishing runner-up in 2021 (Diego Schwartzman) and 2025 (Joao Fonseca). With a raucous Argentine crowd behind him, Cerundolo broke serve four times while rolling in one hour and 36 minutes. Darderi had been on a 17-match clay-court winning streak dating back to last summer.
“(It’s) probably the best moment of my career so far,” the world No. 19 commented. “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 throughout these past years and tried to win. I couldn’t do it, and today I played one of the best matches probably of my career.”