By Erik Gudris | @atntennis | Saturday, July 29, 2023
People on each the ATP and WTA excursions will hope to have an incredible week in Washington DC on the newly mixed ATP/WTA 500 Mubadala Citi DC Open.
Fritz, Tiafoe, and Extra People Hope to Make Historical past in DC
On the ATP aspect, a number of American males will set their sights on changing into the primary U.S. man to win the singles title since Andy Roddick in 2007.
Present World No. 9 Taylor Fritz enters as this yr’s prime seed. He might probably face three-time main champion Andy Murray within the third spherical. Fourth seed Hubert Hurkacz, sixth seed Alexander Bublik, and the eleventh seed Chris Eubanks are additionally on this part.
The lads’s singles draw is wanting spicy 🌶 #MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/4ZsFf90lTV
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) July 28, 2023
Somebody very a lot hoping to win this title is native favourite and No. 2 seed Frances Tiafoe.
The 25-year-old Hyattsville, Maryland native is the No. 2 seed this yr. Tiafoe might probably one other fellow American No. 14 seed Ben Shelton within the third spherical.
Additionally on this part are No. 3 seed Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada and No. 8 seed Sebastian Korda of the U.S.
Final yr’s males’s champion Nick Kyrgios, who received in singles and doubles, withdrew from this yr’s occasion attributable to damage.
WTA Occasion Full of Huge Identify Stars and Former Main Winners
With the event now combining with final yr’s Mubadala Silicon Valley Basic WTA 500 occasion, extra huge title WTA gamers are within the DC draw this yr.
Prime seed and 2019 champion Jessica Pegula is hoping to return to the winner’s circle once more. But, she might face a tricky second spherical in a possible assembly with former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin.
Additionally on this part is a blockbuster opening spherical between latest Wimbledon semifinalist Elina Svitolina of Ukraine and Victoria Azarenka. Their spectacular fourth spherical battle at Wimbledon just a few weeks in the past was marred after the match when followers booed Azarenka as she walked off the court docket, attributable to Svitolina’s continued coverage of not shaking fingers with both Russian or Belarusian gamers attributable to ongoing battle in her nation.
The ladies’s singles draw is LIVE 🔥
Who will take the title 🏆#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/ARSbTvaUOu
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) July 28, 2023
No. 2 seed Caroline Garcia of France will get examined early as she’s going to face within the second spherical both former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu or Marta Kostyuk. Defending DC champion and No. 8 seed Liudmila Samsonova can be on this part. She is going to face in her opening spherical wildcard Danielle Collins.
No. 3 seed Coco Gauff and No. 4 seed Maria Sakkari spherical out the highest 4 seeds.
Major draw matches will start on Monday July 31.
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