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.

Emma Raducanu revealed she was the one who reached out to Elena Rybakina to play doubles in Washington and also shared a little story behind her decision.

Leylah Fernandez is on to the finals of the Citi Open after defeating the third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in a three-hour and 12-minute marathon on Saturday afternoon.

Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina retired from their women's doubles semifinal match against Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Raducanu has already secured British No 1 status with her progress in Washington DC and now faces a final four test against Kalinskaya with Leylah Fernandez facing Elena Rybakina in the other Citi Ope

The 2025 Citi Open has shown us that two players with iffy forms coming together can solve a lot for both players. The pair of Elena Rybakina and Emma Raducanu are doing wonders in Washington D.C.

Emma Raducanu will feature in her first WTA Tour-level semi-final in more than a year, since losing to Katie Boulter in the last four of the Nottingham Open last June. The 22-year-old – who reclaimed

Emma Raducanu has explained how her blockbuster partnership with Elena Rybakina came to be as she prepares to play in her first-ever doubles semi-final. The Brit teamed up with the world No. 12 at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington this week, and they are now two wins away from the trophy.