{"id":76582,"date":"2025-07-27T11:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=76582"},"modified":"2025-07-27T11:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T10:55:36","slug":"emma-raducanu-elena-rybakina-retire-doubles-crash-out-singles-2025-citi-dc-open-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/emma-raducanu-elena-rybakina-retire-doubles-crash-out-singles-2025-citi-dc-open-semifinals\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu &#038; Elena Rybakina Retire from Doubles, Crash Out in Singles at 2025 Citi DC Open Semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina&rsquo;s joint run at the Citi DC Open ended on a deflating note Saturday, as the pair retired mid-match in their doubles semifinal due to heat-related illness. Later, both suffered grueling defeats in their respective singles semifinals too. The physical toll of Washington&rsquo;s oppressive summer conditions proved too much, derailing a week that had otherwise promised revival and momentum for both players.&nbsp;<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doubles Withdrawal Marks the First Crack<\/h2><p>Yesterday, Raducanu and Rybakina, teaming up for the first time on the WTA Tour, were forced to withdraw from their doubles semifinal against Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai after falling behind 1-4 in the opening set. The decision came just 25 minutes into the match, following two early service breaks and a visibly labored effort from the British-Kazakh duo.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Elena Rybakina and Emma Raducanu retire from their doubles SF against Townsend &amp; Zhang in Washington. <br><br>Not super surprising, considering both are still in the SF of singles &amp; Emma had a tough match in the heat today. <br><br>It was a fun ride, Rybacanu. &#10084;&#65039;<br><br>&#127472;&#127487;&#127468;&#127463; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jz7JFAluA0\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Jz7JFAluA0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1948917654166949968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Raducanu, who had played a draining singles quarterfinal against Maria Sakkari just hours prior, acknowledged the brutal conditions. <em>&ldquo;It was brutal today,&rdquo;<\/em> she said during her on-court interview.<em> &ldquo;Thanks to everyone for coming out and sitting through the heat.&rdquo;<\/em> She added later that she was &ldquo;not feeling the best&rdquo; and had even required medical attention to check her vitals during the previous match.<\/p><p>Interestingly, the pairing wasn&rsquo;t spontaneous. Raducanu revealed that she and Rybakina had initially planned to team up three years ago in Cincinnati, but the idea only came to fruition this week after a recent practice session rekindled the conversation.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raducanu and Rybakina Fall Short in Singles Fight<\/h2><p>Raducanu and Rybakina both returned for their singles semifinals, only to run into fresher, fiercer opposition. Raducanu was beaten 6-4, 6-3 by Russia&rsquo;s Anna Kalinskaya, unable to convert any of her four break point chances despite starting strong with five early aces.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ok that is AWESOME &#128079;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EmmaRaducanu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>@EmmaRaducanu<\/a> &#128640; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MubadalaCitiDCOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MubadalaCitiDCOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xriza89mdC\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Xriza89mdC<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mubadalacitidc\/status\/1949243119603524018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>Kalinskaya, ranked two spots below Raducanu, seized the momentum in each set with timely breaks and composed baseline play.<em> &ldquo;It&rsquo;s nice to play against Emma,&rdquo; <\/em>Kalinskaya said post-match.<em> &ldquo;I&rsquo;m proud of myself. I stayed aggressive and stuck to my plan.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><p>Rybakina, meanwhile, endured a brutal three-set loss to Leylah Fernandez 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 7-6(3) in a match that lasted over three hours and featured no service breaks. It was Fernandez&rsquo;s first win over the Kazakh and sets up a final clash with Kalinskaya.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A thunderous backhand from Rybakina &#128165;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MubadalaCitiDCOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#MubadalaCitiDCOpen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rqww0hOcMP\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/Rqww0hOcMP<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mubadala Citi DC Open (@mubadalacitidc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mubadalacitidc\/status\/1949184791812678114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>July 26, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>For Raducanu and Rybakina, Saturday in D.C. was less about tactics and more about survival, to be honest.&nbsp;<\/p><p><em>Mandatory Image Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Raducanu and Rybakina\u2019s Citi DC Open run ends with a retirement and back-to-back semifinal defeats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":76583,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[8694,4943,5057],"class_list":["post-76582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-citi-dc-open-2025","tag-elena-rybakina","tag-emma-raducanu"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Emma Raducanu &amp; Elena Rybakina Retire from Doubles, Crash Out in Singles at 2025 Citi DC Open Semifinals - The Playoffs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina retired from their doubles semifinal, then lost in singles. 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