It turns out the toughest loss of Tommy Paul’s career took place off the tennis court when it was revealed the American finished runner-up in the Nothing Major Podcast’s inaugural Hottie Bracket.
“Toughest final of my career, for sure,” joked Paul, who lost the final to Matteo Berrettini. “Tough day, overall. I mean, really tough week!”
Into the fourth round of the 2025 BNP Paribas Open, the former world No. 9 has already made it deep in a decidedly more fickle bracket compiled by former fellow players John Isner, Steve Johnson, Sam Querrey, and Jack Sock. As the top seed, Paul knocked out contenders like Thanasi Kokkinakis, Lorenzo Musetti, and Casper Ruud before falling to the Italian in a brutal match-up.
