The Russian Andrey Rublev and the Australian Nick Kyrgios, on the ATP circuit, and the British Emma Raducanu and the Belarusian Viktoria Azarenka, on the WTA, debuted with solid victories in the Washington tournament.
The day also saw the victory of the Colombian María Camila Osorio over the American Sofia Kenin, former number 4 in the world and current number 416, by 7-6(2) and 6-1, which gave her the ticket for the second round, in the one that will face Raducanu.
