American Roundup: Brady wins in Stuttgart

Every week, American players from the ATP and WTA tours step up to the plate around the world. Here are the top American movers and shakers that shined the brightest this week:

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Doubles Champion, Porsche Tennis Grand Prix WTA 500 (Stuttgart, Germany)

Along with Ashleigh Barty, who also won the singles title in Stuttgart, Jennifer Brady earned her first career doubles title, winning the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix. The pair faced off against Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Desirae Krawcyzk, coming up after losing the second set.

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Champion, ATP Challenger 80 (Tallahassee, FL)

After winning his second Challenger title last week in Orlando, Florida, Jenson Brooksby decided to stick around in the Sunshine State for one more title. Brooksby is on a roll in the Challenger title, defeating Bjorn Fratangelo in the final to earn his third trophy.

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Finalist, ATP Challenger 80 (Tallahassee, FL)

It was a tough fight against fellow American Jenson Brooksby, but Bjorn Fratangelo still had a stellar run down in Tallahassee, only dropping one set on his way to the final. This is Fratangelo's second Challenger title of the year after winning the title in Cleveland.

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Bjorn mode activated ✅@BjornFratangelo defeats No. 2 seed Kudla 7-6(2), 6-2 to reach the #TallyChallenger singles final pic.twitter.com/bYC8UKoize — Tally Challenger (@TallyChallenger) April 24, 2021

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4

Champion, ITF M15 (Cairo, Egypt)

For the third tournament in a row, Oliver Crawford reached the finals of an ITF tournament. After winning the M15 Pune title and then coming close to winning M15 New Delhi title, Crawford added another title to his collection after winning the M15 title in Cairo.

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Semifinalist, ATP Challenger 80 (Tallahassee, FL)

It was a battle of the Americans down in Tallahassee. Denis Kudla made a triumphant run, but could not get past Fratangelo in the semifinals. However, this was the American's second deep run in a row after becoming the runner-up in Orlando last week.