Americans Frances Tiafoe and Ben Shelton, two of the world’s best singles players, are teaming up to play doubles at the DC Open this week.

WASHINGTON, DC—Still she rises: Venus Williams is back in orbit after over a year away from the game, winning her first match since 2023 alongside Hailey Baptiste in doubles at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Maria Sakkari beat Katie Boulter 6-3 6-4 in Washington to set up a second-round clash with Emma Navarro; Dan Evans and Cameron Norrie defeat Zizou Bergs and Billy Harris in first round; Watch Emma Raducanu in action,

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.

In just his 10th match since 2022, Nick Kyrgios appears injured, as limps through a 58-minute doubles loss alongside Gael Monfils at the DC Open.

Ben Shelton climbed up a spot on the ATP rankings without lifting his racket last week, and now he's ready for the American hard court season.

Tiafoe has traditionally used the DC Open as a launch pad the last three summers, channeling the American crowd’s enthusiasm for his particular brand of showmanship into two US Open semifinals and a Masters 1000 final in Cincinnati. After an earlier-than-expected exit from Wimbledon, Tiafoe is eager for more of the same in 2025.

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