Metz

Though the story of the tournament may be Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's solid return to play after suffering a left knee injury in Wimbledon, it was fellow Frenchman Gilles Simon who ousted the defending champ to take the Moselle Open (and its glorious crystal egg trophy!), 6-4, 6-3.

Simon's second title in Metz came a mere thirteen days after the birth of his second son, Valentin, so the win was that much sweeter.

“I cannot become a father every week,” the 28-year-old said. “It's a beautiful story for sure. Unfortunately, my wife and children couldn't be here today. It was a great moment for me because I missed the birth of our first child and this time I was able to be there. I was very happy about that.”

Tsonga's loss puts him in tenth place for the ATP Race to London, and a whopping 300 points behind the eighth and last qualifying spot currently held by Stanislas Wawrinka. Yea, I would be coveting that trophy too, Jo.

St. Petersburg

Latvian Ernests Gulbis came back from a 3-6, 1-4 scoreline in the final of the St. Petersburg Open to defeat Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and capture his fourth career title, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0. He seems pretty pleased, doesn't he?

The outspoken and controversial 25-year-old is known for his candid off-court quotes and humor, and earlier this week, he already made headlines when his squeaky sneakers gave his quarterfinal opponent a hard time.

Known for his natural raw talent as much as for his inconsistency, Gulbis admitted that he had reached a goal of his with the title-winning run after having missed even the main draw cut-off for the Australian Open this past January.

“I made my short-term goals,” he said. “I'm going to be seeded in Melbourne with these points, so that's done. Now everything that comes, comes. I have nothing to defend, so it's all good.”

Seoul

A newly-brunette Agnieszka Radwanska rallied from a set down in the final of the KDB Korea Open against a frustrated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to claim the title 6-7(6), 6-3, 6-4. The Polish WTA star now holds thirteen titles to her name and the first since January.

With six of the top eight seeds going out  within the first two rounds in Seoul, it looked to be a prime opportunity for a surprise finalist. Instead, the remaining two seeds – No. 1 seed Radwanska and No. 3 seed Pavlyuchenkova – dominated their respective opponents to ultimately meet in the final. In a nearly three-hour match, with the first set alone taking 71 minutes, both players left their hearts on the court. Aga came away victorious and gave her winner's trophy (where is the flair?) the usual kiss for photographers.

Guangzhou

Wildcard Zhang Shuai of China captured her first title at the Guangzhou Open without dropping a set and defeated qualifier Vania King in the final, 7-6(1), 6-1. In a field ripe with young talent such as Monica Puig and Laura Robson, it looked like there might be a first time titlist, but nobody expected wildcard Zhang to be the one to take this ribbon-covered trophy.

Zhang's previous best result also came in Guangzhou in 2010 when she reached the semifinals. Now she stands as the fifth Chinese player to win a WTA title.

“I saw the tournament listed out the nine champions in their history on the giant promotional ads at center court,” Zhang stated after her win. “Every time I passed by that big poster, I told myself I wanted to be the 10th champion at the Guangzhou Open. Having faith is so powerful - it can really make your dream come true.”