The North American hard-court swing is below approach with Emma Raducanu in quarter-final motion in opposition to Maria Sakkari on the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington – dwell on Sky Sports activities Tennis.
Raducanu started her build-up in direction of subsequent month’s US Open with a formidable straight-sets win over seventh seed Marta Kostyuk earlier than dismantling former world No 1 Naomi Osaka. She is going to now face Sakkari within the final eight from 5pm on Friday.
The 2021 Flushing Meadows winner produced a commanding 6-4, 6-2 win over Osaka, who was beforehand topped champion in 2018 and 2020. Sakkari additionally impressed after the Greek participant’s 7-5, 7-6 victory over American second seed Emma Navarro.
The win will see Raducanu leapfrog Katie Boulter once more to grow to be the British ladies’s No 1 no matter what occurs in opposition to Sakkari, having claimed the place in June earlier than dropping again to forty sixth on the earth after her third-round loss to Aryna Sabalenka at Wimbledon.
“I thought it was going to be a really difficult match,” stated Raducanu in her on-court interview.
“Naomi has gained 4 Slams, been world No 1, she’s so harmful and on the laborious courts I feel she’s significantly comfy so I knew I would must play rather well and handle my service video games which I am actually happy with how I did.
“I’m really pleased with how I handled the ball speed and the conditions.”
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Emma Raducanu was delighted after easing previous four-time main winner Osaka
Who else is enjoying on the Mubadala Citi DC Open?
Raducanu can even play within the ladies’s doubles semi-finals following her match in opposition to Sakkari. The Briton and Elena Rybakina will face American Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai from China for a spot within the remaining.
Cameron Norrie, in the meantime, noticed his time in Washington come to an finish as he suffered a 6-7, 3-6 defeat to American 14th seed Brandon Nakashima.
It comes after the Brit had upset the chances to beat world quantity seven and second-seeded Lorenzo Musetti, marking his first win over a top-10 participant in two and a half years.
Dan Evans was additionally knocked out after dropping 2-6, 6-7 to French trickster Corentin Moutet, who advances to face Daniil Medvedev.
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Venus Williams’ comeback is over after she fell in straight units to Poland’s Magdalena Frech within the second spherical.
The 45-year-old turned the oldest lady to win a tour-level singles match since Martina Navratilova in 2004 after an opening-round victory over Peyton Stearns on Tuesday.
Williams took an early 2-1 lead in opposition to Frech, however the 27-year-old responded with a dominant run of seven straight video games en path to a 6-2 6-2 win.
What’s the schedule for the Mubadala Citi DC Open?
Qualifying: Saturday, 19 July and Sunday, 20 July
Primary Draw: Monday, 21 July-Saturday, 26 July
Singles Finals: Sunday, 27 July
When is the Mubadala Citi DC Open?
Say howdy to the North American summer season hard-court season – six tournaments in seven weeks, culminating with the US Open, the season’s fourth and remaining Grand Slam.
The Mubadala Citi DC Open is a mixed ATP/WTA 500 occasion internet hosting an elite roster of males’s and girls’s stars within the capital.
The ATP/WTA 500 occasion will probably be held from Monday, 21 July to Sunday, 27 July. The hard-court match will happen on the Fitzgerald Tennis Middle.
Who gained the final editions of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in 2024?
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Highlights of the final 16 match between Venus Williams and Magdalena Frech
Sebastian Korda defeated Flavio Cobolli in final 12 months’s remaining, successful 4-6 6-2 6-0. With the win, he turned the primary American man to win the Washington crown since Andy Roddick in 2007. He additionally matched his father, Petr Korda, who gained the DC title in 1992.
Paula Badosa gained the ladies’s title. Nonetheless, the world No 10 won’t be again to defend her 2024 crown after pulling out earlier this week attributable to a again harm.
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