By Richard Pagliaro | Sunday, April 5, 2026
Photograph credit score: Fayez Sarofim & U.S. Males’s Clay Courtroom Championship
Going through three championship factors within the last set, Tommy Paul might see the top of the road.
A resilient Paul re-wrote the ultimate route in a rousing Houston title run.
Paul saved three championship factors serving at 3-5 sparking a 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 comeback win over Roman Andres Burruchaga in a pulsating Houton last.
The fourth-seeded Paul gained the ultimate 4 video games capturing his fifth profession title, together with his maiden clay-court championship. Paul is now a champion for all surfaces proudly owning ATP titles on clay, grass and exhausting courts.
It’s the second straight heart-racing comeback win for Paul.
A affected person Paul drew one last error changing his fourth match level in edging buddy Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(7) to battle into his ninth profession last on the U.S. Males’s Clay Courtroom Championship yesterday.
Right now, Paul stored his nerve and joined Tiafoe because the as solely energetic American males to gather ATP Tour titles on clay, grass and exhausting courts.
The 28-year-old Paul continues a crimson, white and blue custom at River Oaks turning into the fifth
consecutive American champion in Houston after Reilly Opelka (2022), Tiafoe (2023), Ben Shelton (2024) and Jenson Brooksby (2025). Paul is the oldest Houston champion since Juan Monaco, 32, in 2016.
Maiden finalist Burruchaga got here out tight and Paul took it to him on the outset.
Preserving calm via a tense five-deuce sport, Paul staved off a pair of break factors in his longest service sport of the set. Paul slid his second ace that helped him maintain for a 5-0 lead after 28 minutes of play.
Burruchaga saved a set level within the sixth sport to snap the shutout and eventually get on the board after 37 minutes.
On his third set level, Paul closed out a robust opening set.
Flipping the script within the second set, Burruchaga started to dictate the route of extra rallies together with his forehand. Burruchaga broke for 2-0 and consolidated the break at 15 for a 3-0 second-set lead.
The world No. 77 served out the set at 30 to power a last set.
The Argentinean broke for a 2-1 third-set lead and reeled off eight factors in a row on serve, extending his result in 3-1.
Serving at 3-5, a gritty Paul saved his first championship level at 30-40. Paul denied two extra championship factors on Advert-Out factors finally navigating a grueling maintain for 4-5.
Serving for his first ATP title, Burruchaga instantly went down Love-30 as Paul powered via the break to stage the set after 10 video games. Paul reeled off eight of 9 factors snatching a 6-5 lead.
Although Burruchaga held sport factors at 40-Love within the thirteenth sport, Paul refused to yield. The Delray Bach finalist fought again in a gripping 14-point sport scoring his second straight break to develop into a champion for all surfaces.
