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Leylah Fernandez wins the DC Open fueled by Shake Shack. Alex de Minaur takes the men’s title
Leylah Fernandez has collected the biggest title of her career at the D.C. Open with her most lopsided victory of the tournament by defeating Anna Kalinskaya 6-1, 6-2 in the final.
Canada’s Leylah Fernandez secured one of the biggest wins of her career as she defeated Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-1, 6-2 to lift the DC Open title in Washington.
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.
Anna Kalinskaya scored a big upset over Emma Raducanu in the DC Open semifinals, but it was her adorable puppy who stole the show.
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.
Anna Kalinskaya’a dog runs on the court for the 2nd day in a row to celebrate with her after her win over Emma Raducanu to reach the Washington final Puppy support is the best support. 🥹🐶 pic.twitter.com/KdlZAKbQ1O
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.
Hyattsville native loses to fellow American Ben Shelton in straight sets in the quarterfinals of an event he says he really wants to win.
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.