WASHINGTON, July 21, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Venus Williams, whose four-decade tennis career has included winning seven major singles titles, four Olympic gold medals and reaching World No. 1, has never played in the Citi Open. Next month, that will […]
WASHINGTON, July 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open, Washington, D.C.’s combined ATP 500/WTA 250 tournament has released its preliminary player fields for this year’s event. The quality and volume of tennis stars coming to the nation’s capital city […]
WASHINGTON, July 2, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Simona Halep is the latest Grand Slam champion to join the growing and richly-talented field of the Citi Open. On Friday, the Citi Open announced that the two-time Grand Slam champion and former […]
WASHINGTON, June 25, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) A former Grand Slam champion, past Citi Open winners and fan favorites totaling six new players – three men and three women – were added to this summer’s Citi Open field on Friday. The […]
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) This summer’s Citi Open has eight new additions to its initial player field, which now includes three Grand Slam champions, two Citi Open champions and five Top 20 players. A week after revealing […]
WASHINGTON, June 4, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) After exploding on the the tennis scene last year by winning her first title – and first major – at the US Open, British teenager Emma Raducanu is ready to make a splash […]
WASHINGTON, May 27, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) The Citi Open has been a Washington, D.C., institution since 1969 and has grown to become the fifth largest tennis event in the United States. On Friday, the Citi Open announced that after […]
WASHINGTON, August 4, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) Nick Kyrgios returned to Washington, D.C. this week as the defending champion of the Citi Open. The talented and personable – but sometimes misunderstood – Aussie won his sixth career title in 2019 before […]
WASHINGTON, August 3, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) ATP Tour veteran Kevin Anderson and wild card Jenson Brooksby met two weeks ago in the title match of the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, R.I., on grass. Anderson, who had accepted […]
WASHINGTON, August 2, 2021 (by Michael Dickens) There’s little that Rafael Nadal hasn’t achieved during his nearly two-decade tennis career. He’s won 20 major titles (including 13 at the French Open), led Spain to five Davis Cup titles, won a […]
