Washington and other tournaments ATP and WTA 21st-27th July 2025

[cazza99]

Washington 2025 - Wins yesterday for Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans and losses for Katie Boulter and Billy Harris


Washington oop for Tuesday -

h ttps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/washington/418/daily-schedule

Emma 3rd on Centre (1st match 4 pm)

Cameron 3rd on John Harris (1st match 4 pm)

Dan - 4th on Grandstand (1st match 4 pm)

[cazza99]

Well done Emma and Cameron who both won today :clap:

[exislander]

Dan takes first set 6-4 against Alex Michelsen.

[Hawkeye]

Dan won 6-4 6-4!

[JAMES4578]

Great for Cameron, good for Emma and Dan too :)

[cazza99]

Washington oop for Wednesday - h ttps://www.atptour.com/en/scores/current/washington/418/daily-schedule

no brits playing

[Sallydaisy]

Nakashima d Norrie in 2 sets.
Evo is a set and a break down to Moutet.

Raducanu is a set and a break up in the 2nd against Osaka.

[exislander]

Dan lost second set tiebreak but Emma won!

[Sallydaisy]

Good win for Emma.
In the 1/4 Finals she plays Sakkari who beat [2] Navarro in R1/R32.
Emma's on again in Doubles with Rybakina later.

[JAMES4578]

certainly a convincing win for Emma,well done! She also advanced to the semis in the Doubles with Rybakina. Pity for cameron and Dan! Norrie could not sustain the pressure after losing the first,Dan was up 3-0 in the 2nd set Breaker but Moutet continued his success over Evans.

[Hawkeye]

Emma into the semis after beating Maria Sakkari!

[JAMES4578]

Emma did have a good record with Sakkari but still impressive , she was 5-2 down in the 2nd but won the last five games in 6-4,7-5 win, well done!

[Hawkeye]

Emma lost 6-4 6-3 in the semis.

[JAMES4578]

A disappointment but seems Emma's serve faultered at a crucial stage in the first and Kalinskaya generally overpowered her. still a good run which she can hopefully build on. Leyla Fernandez earlier reached the final over Rybakina 6-7,7-6,7-6 in a lengthy encounter.

The Mens final will be between De Minaur who beat Moutet 6-4,6-3 and Davidovich Fokina who got past Shelton 6-2,7-5. Moutet had put out Medvedev in the quarters whilst Davidovich Fokina upset the top seed Taylor Fritz.

[Sallydaisy]

Despite the loss Emma is now up to 33 in the live WTA rankings.
Which gives her a chance of being seeded at the US Open.
If she can get a couple of Rounds under her belt in Montreal that would be a great help forward.

In Montreal R1 (R128) she is drawn against Gabriela Ruse (ROU) who is currently ranked #56 (CH51).
Aged 27, the No2 Roumanian player won her first, and only, WTA title in 2021
Be interesting to see how Emma, who is half Roumanian, play against Gabriela.

[exislander]

Fran Jones has just won the WTA 125 in Palermo and moves to a new career high ranking of 84!

[Sallydaisy]

Fantastic win for Fran!
:trophy:

[cazza99]

Brilliant win for Fran. :cheer:


Also George Loffhagen reached his first Challenger Tour final, losing 6-7 (4-7) 7-6 (7-4) 6-4 against Spain's Nicolas Alvarez Varona in Segovia. A close scoreline.

[JAMES4578]

Alex De Minaur took the Washington title but had to dig deep as Davidovich Fokinaserved for match at 5-3 and had 3 champion points,Alex prevailed 5-7,6-1,7-6(7-3) -well done!

By contrast Fernandez breezed past Kalinskaya 6-1,6-2. Still a boost for Layla!

Well done Fran,great stuff! Pity George just missed out but a good week for him.

[cazza99]

Well done Alex. :clap:

[suttontennis]

I noticed at the ATP Challenger at Lexington this week, there is a player, Michael Zheng, who has a special entry with the code 'CO' . Does this relate to his coming from US College and those players are allowed entry under certain circumstances ? There is also another player Zhen Yi, entered with an 'NG' code. Can't figure that one out. Any thoughts ?

[cazza99]

NG may be Next Gen Accelerator Program according to AI.

"Next Gen Accelerator Program (NG):
The Next Gen Accelerator Program is designed to provide opportunities for young, promising players to develop and advance in their careers.
It can involve direct entry into ATP Challenger Tour main draws or access to other developmental events.
For example, players reaching the quarterfinals or better of the NCAA Division I Championships can qualify for the ATP Next Gen Accelerator, according to ATP Tour.
The program also aims to expand access to Challenger events for players ranked between 351-500 in the PIF ATP Rankings. "



CO may be College Accelerator Program according to AI but took a few goes as it kept on getting it wrong.

"College Accelerator (CO):
A program or code used in tennis to denote opportunities for college players, specifically NCAA Division I players.
May refer to spots in professional tournaments like ATP Challenger events or even main draws, says PDC Live Order of Merit."

[suttontennis]

I thought the CO was something to do with College, i think basically a player can either request a spot or be asked to play if some-one drops out at the last minute and no-one has signed in as an alternate, at least know the tournament know the player has reached a certain standard. Mr Zheng is a set up on Dan Evans as we speak.
The ATP rule/guide book isn't the most user friendly !

[cazza99]

Just seen there is a "JR" playing in Lexington. Looks like that is ajunior accelerator program.

"Junior Accelerator Programme (JR):
This program, also known as the Junior Ranking (JR), is a system that can be used to allocate spots in the main draw or qualifying of Challenger tournaments to high-ranking junior players, including those who are finalists in Junior Grand Slams or ranked in the top 20 at the end of the year. "