Emma Raducanu revealed she was the one who reached out to Elena Rybakina to play doubles in Washington and also shared a little story behind her decision.

Emma Raducanu raised a few eyebrows when she and Elena Rybakina decided to play doubles together at the Citi Open. The 2021 US Open champion and 2022 Wimbledon winner have both gone through turbulent periods since those titles and linked up in Washington.

Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina retired from their women's doubles semifinal match against Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina handled the business in singles but had to retire from their Washington doubles semifinal. On Friday, the British tennis player defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 7-5 to reach the Citi Open semifinal. Meanwhile, the Kazakh ousted Magdalena Frech 6-3 6-3.

The 2025 Citi Open has shown us that two players with iffy forms coming together can solve a lot for both players. The pair of Elena Rybakina and Emma Raducanu are doing wonders in Washington D.C.

Raducanu has already secured British No 1 status with her progress in Washington DC and now faces a final four test against Kalinskaya with Leylah Fernandez facing Elena Rybakina in the other Citi Ope

Leylah Fernandez is on to the finals of the Citi Open after defeating the third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in a three-hour and 12-minute marathon on Saturday afternoon.

The journey of Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina in the DC Open doubles came to an end after the unprecedented pairing retired during their semifinal match against Taylor Townsend and Shuai Zhang. It