Anna Kalinskaya, Leylah Fernandez and DC
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Despite having to cut her historic return to WTA tournaments short, Venus Williams remained positive about her run.
Top seed Taylor Fritz romped into the last 16 at the ATP/WTA DC Open on Wednesday as Russian eighth seed Daniil Medvedev overcame an early scare to advance to the third round.
Venus Williams became the oldest woman to win a WTA tour-level singles match in 21 years on Tuesday, when she defeated 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday evening.
After defying the adage of age in the DC Open, Venus Williams was eliminated in the second round of the doubles tournament
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Washingtonian on MSN5 Players to Watch at the DC OpenThe qualifying rounds are over and the main draw is set at this week's Mubadala Citi DC Open. Held at the William H.G. Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, the annual tournament features ATP and WTA pros and kicks off the North American hardcourt season,
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina ousted No. 4 seed Ben Shelton at the D.C. Open semifinals and will play Alex de Minaur for the title. In the women's bracket, Leylah Fernandez outlasted Elena Rybakina, while Anna Kalinskaya beat Emma Raducanu.
Leylah Fernandez claimed an absolutely epic battle against Elena Rybakina in the semifinals of the DC Open, a match decided in three tie-breaks: 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 7-6(3). The 22-year-old Canadian
US top seed Taylor Fritz dropped an early Saturday morning marathon to Spain's Alejandro Davidovich-Fokina while Britain's Emma Raducanu and Canada's Leylah Fernandez reached the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA DC Open.