Doubleheaders are usually associated with baseball. But rain Thursday at the Mubadala Citi DC Open forced many players into double duty on Friday. In the afternoon, Hyattsville native Frances Tiafoe beat 18 year-old qualifier Juncheng Shang 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals.
In his evening match which ended close to midnight, second seed Tiafoe was outplayed by England’s Daniel Evans losing 6-4, 7-5. Offering no excuses, Tiafoe said, “I mean, there is not much I can really say. He executed what he wanted to do, and he played exceptional tennis tonight.”
Despite loss in @mubadalacitidc quarters, DMV native @FTiafoe tonight says he feels the love from the fans here: "I've never had that much love playing here ever. Every time I played it was packed. People were going crazy, even there it felt like a grand slam match."@DCNewsNow pic.twitter.com/biDTlatQPx
— Alex Flum (@AlexFlumTV) August 5, 2023
That semifinal mood 😂
Dan Evans stuns No.2 seed Tiafoe 6-4, 7-5!#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/6xScUxpHu9
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) August 5, 2023
Turning DC into Lob City 🔥#MubadalaCitiDCOpen pic.twitter.com/32jwt9clk9
— Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) August 5, 2023
Evans advanced to the semifinals where he play Grigor Dimitrov from Bulgaria. Taylor Fritz faces Tallon Griekspoor in the other semifinal. In the women’s semis, Jessica Pegula plays Maria Sakkari and Coco Gauff takes on Liudmila Samsonova.
Featured photo courtesy Mubadala Citi DC Open
