Emma Raducanu’s impressive run in Washington has ended after a straights-set defeat by the Anna Kalinskaya, with the Russian’s heavy ground-strokes and metronomic accuracy proving too much for the Briton.

Leylah Fernandez battled back to upset Elena Rybakina and Anna Kalinskaya ousted a resurgent Emma Raducanu to set up the DC Open final.

The 45-year-old winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles rolled to her 819th career WTA singles victory. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The young Canadian sweated out a rally past Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina to advance in three sets. She’ll face Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya in Sunday’s final.

Whenever Ben Shelton and Francis Tiafoe meet, fans are in for a treat. The former Florida Gators continued his dominant run at the DC Open Friday.

Emma Raducanu has made a worrying admission ahead of her semi-final clash against Anna Kalinskaya at the Washington Open on Saturday. The British tennis star has reached the last four at a WTA Tour event for the first time this year and has been in brilliant form at the American tournament.