Whenever Ben Shelton and Francis Tiafoe meet, fans are in for a treat. The former Florida Gators continued his dominant run at the DC Open Friday.

Ben Shelton beat fellow American star Frances Tiafoe in the DC Open semifinals Friday night, denying the hometown favorite.

Williams could not overcome 27-year-old Magdalena Frech, 6-2, 6-2, in the second round of the tournament on Thursday, July 24. Williams has not won back-to-back matches since 2019. Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste won their first-round match in doubles play on Monday, but the duo fell short of reaching the third round.

Venus Williams is largely responsible for a new generation of black tennis players and fans in Washington, D.C.

American men’s tennis is rapidly ascending with more players making deep runs at majors. Just look at this week’s DC Open results.

Hyattsville native loses to fellow American Ben Shelton in straight sets in the quarterfinals of an event he says he really wants to win.

WASHINGTON — Emma Raducanu handed No. 7 seed Marta Kostyuk a sixth consecutive loss Tuesday, defeating her 7-6 (4), 6-4 at the DC Open to prolong a slide that now has lasted more than two months.

Jessica Pegula shared pictures from her fun week in Washington, DC, after facing a heartbreaking second-round exit at the Citi DC Open following a bye in the first as the top seed.

The Australian had his back against the wall and saved three championship points for Fokina in the third set to force a tournament-deciding tiebreak, which de Minaur won 7-3. Trailing five games to four in the third set on the verge of getting broken for the loss, de Minaur served to Fokina with the title in the balance.

MASON, Ohio — Venus Williams’ return to professional tennis will not just be a one-tournament visit: She was awarded a wild-card entry for the Cincinnati Open. The 45-year-old Williams is participating in her first event in more than a year at the DC Open and won first-round matches in both singles and doubles.