Overview
- Brandon Nakashima defeated defending champion Alex de Minaur on Friday to reach the ATP semifinals, winning 7-6(7-5), 6-4 and using strong serving to close out the match.
- Jessica Pegula advanced to the WTA semis by beating Anna Kalinskaya 6-3, 7-5 and will face Diana Shnaider for a place in Sunday’s final.
- Naomi Osaka rallied past Elisabetta Cocciaretto 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 to set up a semifinal with Alexandra Eala, who earlier beat Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-4.
- The men’s semis pair Nakashima with Taylor Fritz and Alejandro Tabilo with Rafael Jodar, with Tabilo having edged Ben Shelton and Jodar earning a breakthrough run into his third semi of the season.
- The Mubadala DC Open results sharpen form lines ahead of Toronto, Cincinnati and the US Open and give younger players a chance to gain ranking points and confidence on hard courts.