Overview

• Taylor Fritz routed Aleksandar Vukic 6-3, 6-2 in 59 minutes with 11 aces and a saved break point to set up a clash with Matteo Arnaldi
• Daniil Medvedev recovered from a 3-6 first set to defeat Reilly Opelka 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 and will meet Wu Yibing in the third round
• Unseeded Anna Kalinskaya ousted No. 8 seed Magda Linette 6-4, 6-0 in women’s singles, highlighting the draw’s early volatility
• Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste exited the doubles draw in the second round after a 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 loss to Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai
• The ATP/WTA 500 event in Washington serves as a crucial hard-court test for players building momentum ahead of the US Open