Frances Tiafoe claimed his fourth ATP title with a straight-sets victory over Taylor Fritz in the Halle Open final.

Tiafoe’s 6-4, 6-4 win gave him his second grass-court title, adding to his Stuttgart victory from last year.

He had a strong week in Halle, picking up three wins over top ten players along the way.

The American’s path to the title included victories over Roland Garros finalist Flavio Cobolli and second seed Felix Auger-Aliassime before beating world number nine Fritz in the final.

The 28-year-old’s success at the ATP 500 event was more than just another trophy—it was a milestone moment for American tennis history. He became only the third man from his country to win an ATP tournament on every surface type: hard court, grass court and clay court.

Tiafoe became the first American man to claim the men’s singles title at Halle, finishing off a strong run with a straight-sets win over fellow countryman Taylor Fritz.

Mardy Fish had been the closest before him, reaching the final in 2004, but lost out to Roger Federer.

The victory also marked an end to Tiafoe’s long losing streak against Fritz, breaking through with his first win over him in a decade.

The last time Tiafoe beat Fritz was back in 2016 at Indian Wells when they were both teenagers. Since then, Fritz had won every meeting between them until now.

Over those seven matches, including their US Open semi-final clash earlier this year, Tiafoe had managed to take only four sets off Fritz.

Tiafoe earned 450 ATP points from his Halle Open title run, moving up seven spots from 26th in the rankings.

That push puts him back inside the ATP top 20, a place he hasn’t held for most of the past year.

A string of poor results had seen Tiafoe drop as low as 34th in the world over the last 12 months.

His highest ranking to date is world number 10, achieved during the season. He’s only defending 50 points at Wimbledon this year, so another strong showing could see him climb even higher.

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Keith Mitchell didn’t win the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, but he’s walking away with one of the more memorable even-par weeks in history.

The man affectionately known as “Casmere Keith” for his smooth fashion sense, Mitchell shot a 41 in his first nine holes of the tournament, but came back with the seventh 29 in U.S. Open history shoot a remarkable even-par 70. That turned out to be Mitchell’s number for the week, as he went on to score three more 70s to become the first player ever in U.S. Open to record even par in each of the four rounds.

That is an incredible achievement, both because of the brutish nature of Shinnecock and the fact that thousands of rounds have been posted in the 126 years of the national championship.

Going into the week, Mitchell, 34, had never finished better than 20th in a major, and he’d only made the cut in half of his starts (seven of 14) in the big four. He had to reach only his third U.S. Open this year through 36-hole Final Qualifying.

On Sunday, he ended up being in contention going into the back nine but made bogeys at 10 and 17 to shoot his fourth 70 and ultimately finish T-4 at 280, four strokes back of winner Wyndham Clark. The finish automatically qualifies Mitchell for next year’s U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

“I might have not won, but I felt like I achieved a lot more than potentially I thought I was going to after about two hours into the [first]] round,” Mitchell said on Sunday. “… I think I won the week after that start.”

For the tournament, Mitchell’s rounds got more consistent with each day. In Round 1, he had four birdies and bogeys each to go with one eagle and one double bogey. In Round 2, it was four birdies and four bogeys; Round 3, three and three; and Round 4, two and two.

As much as Clark was lauded for his putting, Mitchell led the field for the week on the greens, gaining 1.77 strokes.

On Saturday, he said, “This week I'm making some putts for par. I've tended to play better on harder golf courses for some reason … you have to be very disciplined, and I feel like I've done that this week, and my putter has been performing better than usual.”

With his only tour win coming in the 2019 Honda Classic, Mitchell has consistently made cuts in 16 starts this year and posted two top-six finishes. His world ranking at No. 100 figures to rise nicely after this week.

“I would say the confidence in my physical ability had always been there, but the last three days the confidence in my ability to perform has gone up a little bit,” Mitchell said. “My best finish in a major by far, might be the best finish of the year, actually, and it's at this kind of place.

“I've never necessarily believed that I was … I don't know, if it's good enough, but was able to accomplish something this big, and for me right now, a T-4 is a win in my book.”

There will be one more memory of Mitchell this week. It was the video of him finishing his round on Thursday, a bewildered look on his face and his hair flying in the wind.

“It's the most accurate meme of all time,” he said. “I felt exactly how I looked.”

The Orioles entered today’s series finale against the Dodgers fresh off a pair of late-inning affairs. Wisely, the Birds decided not to leave anything to chance this afternoon. Baltimore scored in each of the first four innings and kept its foot on the gas for the remainder of the contest.

The Dodgers put together rallies in the ninth inning on Friday and Saturday. Today, they sent a position player to the mound for the final frame. The Orioles topped Los Angeles 12-1 to secure a series victory at Dodger stadium.

Baltimore tallied 15 hits and scored double digit runs for the first time since June 5. Colton Cowser and Blaze Alexander both finished 3-for-5 with a homer, and the Birds added long balls from Taylor Ward and Pete Alonso. The laugher allowed the Orioles to empty the bench with Sam Huff and Michael Siani getting some run, while Grant Wolfram and Keegan Akin spared an overworked bullpen.

The number 12 jumps off the page, but Brandon Young did his part to earn the victory. Both Young and Los Angeles’ starter Emmet Sheehan saw their pitch count climb early in the contest, but only Young was able to keep the traffic from reaching home plate

Baltimore got things started with a single, a double, and a walk by its first three hitters. Samuel Basallo drove in the first run of the game with an single up the middle, and Cowser drove in another with a bloop single to left. The Birds nearly struck for more, but Coby Mayo failed to check is swing with the bases loaded and the count full. Alonso failed to get a good read on Cowser’s single, and the first baseman remained at third when Alexander popped out to end the inning.

Briefly, it felt like the missed opportunity could come back to hurt the Orioles. Young walked Shohei Ohtani in his first at bat. The MVP advanced to second on a single by Freddie Freeman and came around to score on a two-out single by Max Muncy. Young failed to deliver a true shutdown inning in the first, but he preserved the lead by retiring Kyle Tucker to leave a man in scoring position.

Taylor Ward doubled the lead with a solo shot in the second. Young walked Alex Freeland and gave up a single to Ohtani in the bottom half, but he struck out Andy Pages to post his first zero of the day.

Young went on to post three more donuts. He limited Los Angeles to a single in the third and a double in the fifth. He needed 95 pitches to do it, but he completed five frames to put himself in position for his sixth win of the season.

The Birds tacked on two more in the fourth. Ward, Alonso and Mayo all walked to give Cowser an opportunity with two outs and the bases juiced. The Milk Man muscled a base hit up the middle against lefty reliever Jack Dreyer, and the Orioles led 6-1.

Fans couldn’t quite relax with a five-run lead after six, but the Orioles allowed all the dads out there to recline and start to doze after a four-run seventh. Alexander and Jeremiah Jackson both doubled to plate the seventh run. The Dodgers walked Henderson to setup a force against Alonso, and the veteran stepped to the plate with bad intentions. Alonso launched a towering fly to right center to give Baltimore its eighth, ninth, and tenth runs of the day.

Leody Taveras tripled in the eighth inning, and Alexander capped an impressive day with a two-run blast off of former Oriole Chayce McDermott.

Wolfram and Akin combined for four hitless innings to bring the game to a close.

It’s crazy to think that the Orioles were one bad inning away from sweeping the World Series favorites in their building. The team should take some confidence from today’s result, and the O’s will look to inch closer to the .500 mark tomorrow against the last place Angels.

Young kept the Orioles afloat while the game was still up for grabs. Alexander and Cowser both delivered big time performances at the dish, and Alonso’s big fly provided the explanation point. Who is your pick for the Most Birdland Player of the Day? Let us know in the comments below.

Wyndham Clark's dad surprises U.S. Open winner in emotional Father's Day moment originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

Wyndham Clark's U.S. Open win wasn't a major surprise after he entered Sunday with a six-shot lead, but moments after he sank his final putt, he experienced the surprise of a lifetime.

Waiting for Clark after a parade of hugs from his friends and families was his dad, who flew in to surprise his son at Shinnecock Hills.

Clark entered the day with a comfortable lead, but he saw it whittle down to just one stroke at multiple points. With a U.S. Open win already under his belt, Clark showed the poise needed to finish the job and got to celebrate with his dad on Father's Day.

Here's a look at the moment Clark was surprised by his father.

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Clark's father, Randall, took a red-eye flight from Denver so he could get to Shinnecock Hills and surprise his son at the U.S. Open. Here's the moment Clark saw his dad while celebrating Sunday's win:

Wyndham Clark's dad surprised him on the 18th green after winning the U.S. Open

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With his son owning a six-shot lead, Randall made the trip knowing he had a chance to see some history. While it was a closer call than the family might have liked, Clark finished off the win on Sunday to become a two-time U.S. Open champion.

"That was a shock," Clark said when asked about the moment during Sunday's trophy ceremony. "In '23 he wasn't there, which was unfortunate, so for him to be here in person is really amazing. Happy Father's Day, Pops, I love you very much."

Clark's dad, Randall Clark, is a real estate agent and was briefly a professional tennis player.

Clark has said in recent years that he and his father didn't always have a strong relationship. He credits his mom, who died in 2013 after a battle with cancer, with bringing the two closer together.

"I love my dad, and he obviously loves me, but it was tough for me at tournaments sometimes having him there, Clark told ESPN in 2024. "Now, he’s coming to tournaments, and I feel like our relationship is growing a ton, which is what I want. I want my dad to be there and embrace him after a win. I want to be able to enjoy our time together, which we do now and it’s really nice."

Clark didn't know his dad was at the U.S. Open until he finished off his 72nd hole of the tournament, but it made for an emotional moment that both men won't forget.

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Clark revealed that his dad had open heart surgery in 2024. 

"My dad about 16, 17 weeks ago had open heart surgery and it kind of put a lot of things in perspective," Clark told reporters in September of 2024 when he organized a 70th birthday trip to Pebble Beach for his dad and his dad's friends.

More than a decade earlier, Randall Clark lost his wife and Wyndham's mother to cancer. The two have since become closer than ever, and their bond was on display after the final putt went in on Sunday.