Alex de Minaur ended Corentin Moutet’s “lucky loser” run at the DC Open, while Ben Shelton fell short of advancing to the final.

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.

Davidovich Fokina improved to 32-17 on the year, with five of those victories coming against Top 10 opposition. The 26-year-old nearly lifted his maiden trophy at the Delray Beach Open in February, missing a pair of championship points against Miomir Kecmanovic. Two weeks later, he finished runner-up again in Acapulco.

The fourth-seeded Shelton defeated sixth-seeded Tiafoe in straight sets in front of a packed crowd at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open quarterfinal: 7-6 (2), 6-4. Shelton improves to 3-1 against Tiafoe and is starting to separate himself from his fellow American.

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

Venus Williams' inspiring run at the 2025 Citi DC Open ended Thursday. The legendary tennis player lost to No. 5 seed Magdalena Frech in straight sets, 6-2, 6-2, in the round of 16. Frech will face No. 3 seed Elena Rybakina after defeating Williams in their first career head-to-head matchup.

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.

Taylor Fritz is trying to replicate last year’s strong showing in this portion of the season, when he reached his first Grand Slam final at the U.S. Open.

Russian tennis star Anna Kalinskaya celebrated reaching the final of the DC Open with the help of her pet Bella after the dog twice stormed the court in Washington DC. On Saturday night, the 26-year-old secured a 6-4 6-3 semifinal win over British star ...