Little Money and Little Black win together, Little Rafa advances to quarterfinals, Dark Horse learns to deliver breakfast, defending champion suffers upset.

Three minutes a day, know all tennis affairs. Hello tennis fans, today is Friday, April 3, 2026. Welcome to watch and listen to the News Lunch Report provided by "Tennis Home".

Last night and early this morning Beijing time, this week's three ATP250 clay court tournaments continued. ATP250 Houston: In the singles second round, local 3rd seed Lerner Money defeated compatriot Basavaredi 6-3 3-6 6-1, securing his first win of the clay season. In the quarterfinals, he will face Argentine Bruchaga, who upset 5th seed Brandon Nakajima 6-4 2-6 6-4. Another local player, 2nd seed Tiafoe, defeated Australian Hijikata 6-4 3-6 6-2, also claiming his first clay season victory and advancing to the quarterfinals. Next, he awaits the winner between Mikkelsen and Popirin.

ATP250 Marrakech: In the singles second round, Frenchman Van Assche upset 2nd seed and Dutch top player Griekspoor 6-4 1-6 6-3, marking his first career victory over a TOP30 player on clay and entering the quarterfinals. Next, he will face Argentine Carabelli. In another key match, 19-year-old Spanish youngster Rafa Hoddar upset Czech veteran Machac 6-4 4-6 6-3, reaching his first career tour quarterfinal.

In this contest, Hoddar fought for every point, showing great tenacity. After the match, the youngster said, "From Nadal to Alcaraz, every Spanish player is a fighter, it's ingrained in our genes, so I always persist because of them." Meanwhile, the remaining singles second-round matches at ATP250 Bucharest were suspended or postponed due to rain interference.

Women's field: WTA500 Charleston concluded singles third-round matches early this morning Beijing time, with all quarterfinal spots determined. Defending champion and top seed Pegula overcame a 1-4 deficit in the deciding set, ultimately edging Italian Cocciaretto 1-6 6-1 7-6(1) to secure a quarterfinal berth. She will face Russian rising star Schneider in the quarterfinals, who swept Canadian Fernandez 6-3 6-0.

5th seed Keys defeated Hungarian Bondar 6-2 7-5 to advance to the quarterfinals. She will meet Swiss veteran Bencic in the quarterfinals, who defeated Czech Belek 7-6(4) 6-2. Another local player, Kessler, eliminated compatriot Stearns 6-0 3-6 6-4, advancing to face Ukrainian Starodubtseva, who served a breakfast bagel sweeping Mexican Zarazua 6-1 6-0. The other two quarterfinal spots were claimed by Russian veteran Kalinskaya and American rising star Jovic.

Quarterfinal matchups: Upper half, Pegula vs Schneider, Jovic vs Kalinskaya; Lower half, Keys vs Bencic, Kessler vs Starodubtseva.

In a doubles quarterfinal, top seeds Zhang Shuai/Krunić fell to local duo Krautk/McNally 1-6 5-7, failing to reach the semifinals.

WTA250 Bogota: In the singles second round, 3rd seed and local defending champion Osorio was unexpectedly defeated by qualifier Oltenzi 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in double tie-breaks, abruptly ending her title defense. Czech Bouzkova and local player Arango won their matches respectively, advancing to the quarterfinals. Quarterfinal matchups: Bouzkova vs Semenistaya, Oltenzi vs Riera, Udvardy vs Cav, Arango vs Lepchenko.

Finally, let's guess and identify. The image below shows a player covering her face with a racket. Without hints, can you recognize who she is?

Last issue's guess, tennis friends provided the correct answer. Indeed, the person in the image is men's singles world number one Alcaraz.

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Maverick)