Nick Kyrgios ends title drought with Citi Open victories
Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has become the first person to win the Citi Open men's singles and doubles titles in the same year.
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Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has become the first person to win the Citi Open men's singles and doubles titles in the same year.
Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios has become the first person to win the Citi Open men’s singles and doubles titles in the same year.
An emotional Nick Kyrgios has spoken of his struggles to discover his best form after ending a three-year title drought with victory in the Citi Open final in Washington. The Australian took just 81 minutes to defeat Japanese giant-killer Yoshihito Nishioka 6-4, 6-3 in Sunday’s final to claim his first ATP Tour title since winning at the same event in 2019.
Emma Raducanu’s exciting Citi Open run has ended with a straight-sets quarter-final defeat against Ludmilla Samsonova in Washington. Despite a tight opening set, the second seed was ultimately overpowered 7-6 (6), 6-1, as the Russian world No 60 saved four set points en route to clinching the first set, before cruising home in the second with nine aces and 33 winners to take the match.
Emma Raducanu lost to Liudmila Samsonova in the quarter-finals of the Citi Open, while Cameron Norrie has set up an Abierto de Tenis Mifel final with Daniil Medvedev. Raducanu pushed her Russian opponent hard in the first set but lost the first set 7-6(8-6) on a tie-break. Ad/> The 19-year-old Briton had her chances as she was unable to take any of four set points, but a powerful Samsonova sent down nine aces over the course of the two sets.
Top seed Andrey Rublev won twice on Friday to reach the semi-finals of the ATP and WTA Washington Open, dispatching Americans Maxime Cressy and J.J. Wolf at the US Open tuneup.
Third-seeded Taylor Fritz of the United States retired in the third set on Thursday due to illness in searing conditions in Washington, allowing 16th-seeded Daniel Evans of Great Britain to advance to the quarterfinals of the Citi Open.