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Mystics dominate boards, take down Storm
Four Washington starters scored in double figures, the Seattle Storm were outrebounded 44-28 and the host Mystics claimed a 69-58 victory on Saturday night.,Shakira Austin had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Sug Sutton scored 13, and Brittney Sykes and Sonia Citron notched 11 points each for the Mystics....
WTA roundup: Marie Bouzkova reigns in Prague
No. 5 seed Marie Bouzkova rallied to win the Livesport Prague Open on Saturday with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 defeat of top-seeded Czech compatriot Linda Noskova.,It was the first tournament win for Bouzkova, 27, since collecting her maiden WTA Tour title at this event in 2022. She is the first two-time winne...
ATP roundup: Taylor Fritz falls in Washington quarterfinals
Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina pulled off a third-set escape and advanced to the semifinals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open with a 7-6 (3), 3-6, 7-5 win over top-seeded Taylor Fritz in Washington on Friday.,The match ended close to 2 a.m. local time.,Fritz served for the match at 5-3 in the third ...
ATP roundup: Arthur Cazaux reaches first career final in Austria
France's Arthur Cazaux took down countryman and sixth seed Arthur Rinderknech 7-5, 6-3 to reach his first ATP final at the Generali Open on Friday in Kitzbuhel, Austria.,Cazaux, 22, fired off eight aces without a double fault and won 31 of 37 first-service points (83.8 percent). Ranked No. 100 in th...
WTA roundup: All-Czech final on tap in Prague
No. 1 seed Linda Noskova and No. 5 Marie Bouzkova will meet in Saturday's all-Czech final at the Livesport Prague Open.,Noskova rolled over No. 4 Xinyu Wang of China 6-4, 6-1 in 70 minutes and Bouzkova ousted countrywoman Tereza Valentova 6-4, 7-5 in one hour and 54 minutes in Friday's semifinals.,B...
ATP roundup: Ben Shelton cruises into D.C. quarterfinals
No. 4 seed Ben Shelton needed just 61 minutes to defeat Canadian No. 15 Gabriel Diallo 6-3, 6-2 in the Round of 16 at the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Thursday in Washington.,Shelton smashed 16 aces and won an impressive 28 of 30 first-service points (93.3 percent) to make the match an open-and-shut c...
WTA roundup: Maria Sakkari tops Emma Navarro in Washington
Greece's Maria Sakkari upset second-seeded Emma Navarro 7-5, 7-6 (1) in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday in Washington.,Sakkari, a finalist in the event two years ago, finished with a 7-1 edge in aces and saved all three break points she faced.,Third-seeded Elena Rybakina o...
WTA roundup: 45-year old Venus Williams triumphs at DC Open
Venus Williams became the oldest woman to win a WTA tour-level singles match in 21 years on Tuesday, when she defeated 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday evening. ,Williams, 45, had not competed since the March 2024 Miami Open. She teamed ...
ATP roundup: Cameron Norrie knocks out Lorenzo Musetti in D.C.
Cameron Norrie of Great Britain charged back for a 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 upset of Italian No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti in the Round of 32 of the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Tuesday in Washington.,Norrie, a five-time ATP titlist and former Wimbledon semifinalist, has slipped to No. 41 in the world rankings, but...
WTA roundup: Top seed Linda Noskova passes Prague test
No. 1 seed Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic held off Russian qualifier Anastasia Gasanova 7-6 (5), 7-6 (7) in first-round action Tuesday at the Livesport Prague Open.,Noskova overcame 5-4 deficits in both tiebreaks to beat a player ranked No. 249 in the world. The home favorite will meet Italy's ...
WTA roundup: Polish seeds win Washington openers
Poland's Magdalena Frech and Magda Linette, the only two seeded players in action on Monday, earned straight-set wins in the first round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington.,Frech, the fifth seed, got past Ukrainian qualifier Yuliia Starodubtseva 6-2, 6-4, while eighth-seeded Linette downed D...
ATP roundup: Matteo Arnaldi, Reilly Opelka advance in D.C.
Italy's Matteo Arnaldi saved four match points en route to a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2) comeback win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier in the opening round of the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Monday in Washington.,Arnaldi faced triple match point in the 10th game of the third set but battled back to extend the ma...
ATP roundup: Matteo Arnaldi, Reilly Opelka score big wins in D.C.
Italy's Matteo Arnaldi saved four match points en route to a 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (2) comeback win over Germany's Daniel Altmaier in the opening round of the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open on Monday in Washington.,Arnaldi faced triple match point in the 10th game of the third set but battled back to extend the ma...
WTA roundup: Alycia Parks cruises in Prague opener
No. 8 seed Alycia Parks cruised to a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Japan's Mai Hontama in the first round of the Livesport Prague Open on Monday in the Czech Republic.,Parks was inconsistent with her serve in the 77-minute match, offsetting 10 aces with eight double faults, but she saved five of six brea...
Reds, Nationals look to bounce back from losses
The Cincinnati Reds continue their six-game road trip when they visit the Washington Nationals for a three-game series beginning Monday night.,The Reds trail the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers by 7 1/2 games in the National League Central Division but are in the thick of the NL wild-card race. ...
Nationals' MacKenzie Gore gets another shot vs. Padres, his former team
All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore faces his former team for the second time in less than four weeks when the Washington Nationals host the San Diego Padres on Sunday afternoon.,The Nationals acquired Gore as part of the impressive haul from the Padres in the Juan Soto trade at the deadline in 2022...
Brewers finding ways to win, while Nationals' struggles continue
The potential tying run had just reached base Saturday when Milwaukee Brewers third baseman Caleb Durbin had a premonition.,"We felt like we were going to win the game," he said.,And he was right, thanks to his RBI single that capped a three-run rally that gave them a 6-5 win over Washington. The co...
Interim manager Miguel Cairo gets 1st win as Nationals down Cards
Nathaniel Lowe hit a three-run homer to power the visiting Washington Nationals past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Wednesday night and give interim manager Miguel Cairo his first victory.,Jacob Young drove in two runs and Amed Rosario and James Wood hit homers as the Nationals snapped a four-game l...
Commanders' throwback uniforms evoke 'Super Bowl Era'
While the Washington fan base discusses a throwback name, the Commanders confirmed the team is bringing back its "Super Bowl Era" uniforms this season.,The Commanders, who formally changed the team name and logo in 2022 and plan to stick with it, reintroduced the uniform concept used from 1981-92 as...
Nationals place C Keibert Ruiz (concussion) back on injured list
Washington Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz returned to the seven-day concussion list Tuesday after being active for two games.,In a corresponding move, the Nationals recalled catcher Drew Millas from Triple-A Rochester. Right-hander Trevor Williams (right elbow sprain) was transferred from the 15- to...