Emma Raducanu, Anna Kalinskaya and Washington
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Raducanu picked up three wins in Washington, D.C, to improve to 21-15. Thanks to her strong showing at the DC Open, Raducanu jumped 13 spots to World No. 33 in today's new WTA Rankings. 👏 @EmmaRaducanu returns to British No.1 following a great week in Washington, D.C. #BackTheBrits 🇬🇧 | @WTA pic.twitter.com/y92erKdQ0z
Anna Kalinskaya scored a big upset over Emma Raducanu in the DC Open semifinals, but it was her adorable puppy who stole the show.
Anna Kalinskaya outclassed the UK’s Emma Raducanu 6-4, 6-3 at the Washington Open on Saturday to advance to the final, where she would face Leylah Fernandez. After a strong start from both players, Kalinskaya secured the first break to lead 5-4 and served out the opening set, handing Raducanu her first dropped set of the tournament.
The journey of Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina in the DC Open doubles came to an end after the unprecedented pairing retired during their semifinal match against Taylor Townsend and Shuai Zhang.