Week in Review: A tour veteran wins on home soil and a young star continues her rise
Clay officially bowed out for 2026 this past weekend, as the final tour-level event on the surface came…
A 1-on-1 with DC’s Hailey Baptiste: Post-op recovery, small wins & Ted Lasso
WASHINGTON — Throughout her career, Hailey Baptiste has looked forward to the Mubadala DC Open. As a Washington…
‘I’ve already had that in me.’ Eala’s grit yields Washington debut win vs. Zheng
WASHINGTON — It’s a Washington DC debut win for Alexandra Eala. Down a set and a break, the…
Pakistan, Scotland confirm first-ever women’s Boxing medals
Fatima Zahra has become the first female boxer from Pakistan to secure a Commonwealth Games medal, while Scotland’s…
Treasure Moremi (BOT) seeks gold after digging deep to make 60kg quarter-finals
Treasure Moremi remains on course to claim Botswana’s first boxing medal since 2010 after progressing to the quarter-finals…
By the numbers: Samsonova puts third-set woes behind her in Washington upset of Keys
Liudmila Samsonova has endured her fair share of third-set struggles this season, but she flipped the script Monday…
Around the Washington grounds: Osaka unites DC fans as Venus, Shnaider prevail
WASHINGTON — Twenty four hours ago, Naomi Osaka spontaneously teased an idea to her 3 million Instagram followers. …
In Washington, Fernandez has an ‘aggressive’ approach to title defense
No. 7 seed Leylah Fernandez got her Mubadala DC Open title defense off to a flying start on…
Rankings Watch: Tagger, Korpatsch, Snigur break into Top 50 for first time
Breakthroughs can happen at any age — as this week’s trio of newcomers to the Top 50 of…
‘I don’t really want to be famous’: How Osaka has stayed grounded through career
WASHINGTON — When Naomi Osaka won the 2018 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, she felt nothing could…
Tagger completes breakthrough week with first WTA title in Prague
Austrian teenager Lilli Tagger rallied from an early deficit to defeat Ukraine’s Daria Snigur on Sunday and capture…
Korpatsch becomes first German champion in Hamburg since Graf
The MSC Hamburg Ladies Open has a German champion for the first time in 34 years. Tamara Korpatsch…