Washington

Ymer Stuns Murray In Washington Opener

WASHINGTON, August 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) At the conclusion of their two-hour and 50-minute marathon of a first-round match at the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. Monday evening, Great Britain’s Andy Murray looked gassed. Playing in 85-degree heat with […]

Citi Open Is Homecoming For D.C. Native Baptiste

WASHINGTON, August 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Washington, D.C. native Hailey Baptiste has always felt right at home playing in the Citi Open, her hometown tournament, win or lose. On Saturday, the 20-year-old 148th-ranked Baptiste could walk to the Rock […]

This Week On The ATP Tour – CW31

STARNBERG, August 1, 2022 The North American hard-court summer hits its stride this week on the ATP Tour as a host of the world’s top players head for Washington, D.C. and Los Cabos. Andrey Rublev of Russia is the top […]

Halep On Citi Open: ‘You Can Feel The Vibe’

WASHINGTON, August 1, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open, one of just five combined ATP/WTA events held in the United States, begins anew Monday in Washington, D.C. It’s one of the premier summer events in the nation’s capital city. […]

Pegula, Rublev Earn Citi Open Top Seeds

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) With this year’s Citi Open beckoning, the draw ceremony for both of the ATP 500 and WTA 250 events were held in the City Ridge Market Square at Rock Creek Park Tennis Center […]

Venus Williams To Make Citi Open Debut

WASHINGTON, July 21, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Venus Williams, whose four-decade tennis career has included winning seven major singles titles, four Olympic gold medals and reaching World No. 1, has never played in the Citi Open. Next month, that will […]

Citi Open Adds Murray To Growing List Of Stars

WASHINGTON, July 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open, Washington, D.C.’s combined ATP 500/WTA 250 tournament has released its preliminary player fields for this year’s event. The quality and volume of tennis stars coming to the nation’s capital city […]

Citi Open Adds Halep To Growing List of Grand Slam Champions

WASHINGTON, July 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Simona Halep is the latest Grand Slam champion to join the growing and richly-talented field of the Citi Open. On Friday, the Citi Open announced that the two-time Grand Slam champion and former […]

Pegula, Dimitrov Among Six Latest Added To Citi Open Field

WASHINGTON, June 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) A former Grand Slam champion, past Citi Open winners and fan favorites totaling six new players – three men and three women – were added to this summer’s Citi Open field on Friday. The […]