Taylor Fritz is used to the spotlight as the United States’ highest-ranked male tennis player. However, the World No. 9 recently traded in his match kit for the glitz and glam of Style Magazine.

Featured on the cover of the July/August issue, the 25-year-old Fritz posed in stylish sweaters and overcoats to add his name of ATP Tour stars who have made their way to magazine stands this year.

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Last month, British No. 1 Cameron Norrie stepped in front Tatler’s cameras for chic photoshoot with the fashion and lifestyle magazine. A semi-finalist at Wimbledon in 2022, Norrie posed alongside fellow Britons Jack Draper and Katie Boulter for the publication.

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Billed as “the new British tennis superstars”, the trio was photographed in retro styles fitting the storied tradition of their home major.

The cover story, now live on Tatler’s website, begins with Alex de Minaur’s shoutout to girlfriend Boulter during an on-court interview at last year’s Wimbledon.

 

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Norrie and Draper are far from the only ATP stars to grace the pages of fashion magazines in recent months. In addition to Carlos Alcaraz’s February Vogue feature, both the Spaniard and Norway’s Casper Ruud have appeared on the cover of L’Equipe this year.

Ruud also posed for Vogue Scandinavia, where he was the focus of a February spread.

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The month of May saw Jannik Sinner appear on the cover of Sportweek in Italy, while Holger Rune featured in Icon this June in Spain. Also in June, Lorenzo Musetti was on the cover of Undici in Italy.

 

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Going back to January, a collection of young stars were highlighted in GQ as “the new golden age of tennis”. Among those featured and photographed were Frances Tiafoe, Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Matteo Berrettini, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Ruud and Rune.

 

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Watch this space — and your local newsstands — to keep tabs as more ATP stars step into the fashion spotlight.

The celebrity recognition continues to pour in for rapidly rising American Christopher Eubanks.

After the 27-year-old won his first-round match at the Atlanta Open on Tuesday, he met with 2015 NFL Most Valuable Player Cam Newton. The quarterback enjoyed the recent Wimbledon quarter-finalist’s victory.

“That was cool, that was cool. I knew he was coming [but] when I got on court, I didn’t know he was going to be there right at 7, which was really cool,” Eubanks said. “I looked up as soon as we walked on court and I could see, he’s a very distinguishable figure obviously. So when I looked up and I saw him I was like ‘Wow, he actually came.’ So that was really, really cool.”

Earlier this year, actor Jamie Foxx and another NFL star, Chad Johnson, watched Eubanks battle to the quarter-finals in Miami.

Less than a month ago, the American claimed his first ATP Tour title in Mallorca before enjoying a dream run to the last eight at Wimbledon, which captured the attention of new fans throughout the world.

Eubanks is this week competing for the first time since. On Wednesday evening he will play countryman Brandon Nakashima, the 2022 Next Gen ATP Finals champion, in the second round.

Stock market investors looking to build long-term wealth are routinely told that smooth, consistent results over time will deliver better returns than making frequent trades chasing a home run. Time in the market is more important than timing the market, they say.

Tennis, however, has a way of rewarding volatility, and players typically have a 52-week time horizon (for rankings purposes) rather than a multi-year focus. Get hot during a few key weeks of the year and you can walk away with big paydays and a bunch of Pepperstone ATP Rankings points critical for tournament entry, seedings and year-end contract bonuses.

In 2022, Taylor Fritz caught fire at key moments and won three titles, including his first ATP Masters 1000 crown in Indian Wells and the ATP 500 in Tokyo (on the back of a week of hotel isolation due to Covid-19 protocols). He also qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals.

In 2023 the Californian is on pace to top the 46-match wins tally of last season, but he has just one title to show for his year and he has some work to do to hold onto his place in the Top 10 after reaching a career-high No. 5 in March. Boasting 34 wins year to date, Fritz has gone deep in many tournaments, but has reached just one final, at February’s Delray Beach Open, which marked his fifth career crown.

“The Tour doesn’t reward consistency as much as it does kind of going boom or bust, winning titles and losing in the first round,” Fritz said.

“I started this year pretty strong and I’ve had more consistent results than last year. I’ve put myself a lot deeper in a lot of tournaments this year but I’ve just kind of let some matches slip away that I maybe didn’t let happen last year… if I won a couple of matches I would just go on and win the tournament, which is very rewarding rankings-wise.”

As he begins his North American hard-court campaign at the Atlanta Open, the 25-year-old sits ninth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin. He is setting himself for a big push to gather points during one of his favourite swings of the year to strengthen his claim for a place at the Nitto ATP Finals  for the second consecutive year.

“I’m nine in the Race, which is pretty encouraging because I feel like I’ve
underperformed a lot and can do way better,” the Netflix Break Point star said. “With the many big matches I’ve lost, I think it’s encouraging for the rest of the year.

“I just need to play stronger in the big moments in the big matches. I’m just kind of just letting those get away from me.

“Success can come at random times. My biggest points tournament so far this year is Monte-Carlo on clay, which I wouldn’t expect. Obviously hard courts are very good for me. It’s going to take a big result, perhaps a final or a win at a Masters 1000 or a title in Washington and Atlanta to push higher. That’s what I’m looking for.”

Fritz’s recent run during the grass season, where he won just two of five matches, has marked the only time during his 2023 campaign that he has suffered a string of early-round defeats. But after a strong training block after Wimbledon, Fritz is well positioned to do some damage during the hard-court swing according to coach Michael Russell.

“We’re looking to have a good hard-court season coming up. He trained really hard after Wimbledon, and I think that’s given him a lot of motivation,” Russell said.

“On the grass the margins are so fine; a few of the matches he lost were so close. It can come down to a couple of tie-breaks and a couple of shots. But in general, I feel that he’s been playing well and his fitness is getting better, which is the main thing. He needs to be stronger, more explosive.”

Top-seeded Fritz plays his opening-round match at the Atlanta Open Thursday against China’s Wu Yibing.

Stan Wawrinka earned victory on his return to the Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag on Wednesday, moving past Austrian qualifier Filip Misolic 6-3, 6-2 to reach the second round.

Competing at the ATP 250 clay-court event for the first time since 2007, the 38-year-old won 77 per cent (23/30) of his first-serve points to advance after 63 minutes.

Wawrinka, who lifted the trophy in Umag in 2006, will next play Federico Coria. The Argentine Coria beat Swiss Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 57 minutes.

In other action, seventh-seeded Italian Matteo Arnaldi defeated Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 7-6(5) to reach the third round, while Alexei Popyrin overcame Austrian Sebastian Ofner 6-4, 6-1 to advance to the same stage.

Spaniard Jaume Munar reached the second round, downing Gstaad runner-up Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. He will next meet Hungarian Fabian Marozsan after the World No. 87 beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2. Marozsan shocked World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in Rome earlier this season.

Croatian wild card Dino Prizmic continued to carry home hopes in Umag. The 17-year-old, who is the reigning Roland Garros boys’ singles champion, earned his second tour-level win when he defeated Hungarian Zsombor Piros 6-2, 6-3 to reach the third round.

The world’s best will compete at the Mubadala Citi DC Open, which is the fifth largest professional tennis event in the United States and the only combined ATP-WTA 500 level tennis tournament in the world. Co-founded by Arthur Ashe, Donald Dell, and John A. Harris, the tournament is the fourth-longest running pro tennis event in the U.S. and the longest-running tournament in a public park.

Among those in action at this year’s edition are Taylor Fritz, Frances Tiafoe, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Andy Murray and wild cards Kei Nishikori, Gael Monfils and Kevin Anderson

Here is everything you need to know about the hard-court tournament:

When is the Mubadala Citi DC Open?

The 2023 Mubadala Citi DC Open will be held from 31 July-6 August. The hard-court ATP 500 tournament, established in 1969, will take place at the Fitzgerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park, located in Washington, D.C. The tournament director is Dani Vallverdu. 

Who is playing at the Mubadala Citi DC Open?

The Mubadala Citi DC Open will feature stars including Fritz, Tiafoe, Auger-Aliassime, Murray, Nishikori, Monfils and Anderson.

When is the draw for the Mubadala Citi DC Open?

The Washington, D.C. draw will be made Friday, 28 July at 12 p.m. local time.

What is the schedule for the Mubadala Citi DC Open?

*Qualifying: Saturday, 29 July – Sunday, 30 July at 10 a.m.
*Main Draw: Monday, 31 July – Saturday, August 5; TBD and 7 p.m.
*Doubles Final: Sunday, 6 August at 12 p.m.
*Singles Final: Sunday, 6 August at 5 p.m.
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What is the prize money and points for the Mubadala Citi DC Open?

The prize money for the Mubadala Citi DC Open is $2,013,940 and the Total Financial Commitment is $2,178,980.

SINGLES
Winner: $353,445 / 500 points
Finalist: $188,505 / 300 points
Semi-finalist: $97,785 / 180 points
Quarter-finalist: $51,055 / 90 points
Round of 16: $26,905 / 45 points
Round of 32: $14,725 / 20 points
Round of 48: $7,855 / 0 points

DOUBLES ($ per team)
Winner: $123,700 / 500 points
Finalist: $65,980 / 300 points
Semi-finalist: $33,380 / 180 points
Quarter-finalist: $16,690 / 90 points
Round of 16: $8,640 / 0 points

How can I watch the Mubadala Citi DC Open?

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How can I follow the Mubadala Citi DC Open?

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Who won the last edition of the Mubadala Citi DC Open in 2022?

Nick Kyrgios won the 2022 Mubadala Citi DC Open title with a 6-4, 6-3 victory against Yoshihito Nishioka in the championship match (Read More). Kyrgios completed the Washington, D.C. sweep by partnering Jack Sock to lift the doubles trophy, defeating Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek 7-5, 6-4 in the final (Read More).

Who holds the Mubadala Citi DC Open record for most titles, oldest champion, youngest champion and more?

Most Titles, Singles: Andre Agassi (5)
Most Titles, Doubles: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (4)
Oldest Champion: Ken Rosewall, 36, in 1971
Youngest Champion: Andy Roddick, 18, in 2001
Highest-Ranked Champion: No. 1 Jimmy Connors in 1976, 1978, Ivan Lendl in 1987 and Andre Agassi in 1995.
Lowest-Ranked Champion: No. 117 David Nalbandian in 2010
Last Home Champion: Andy Roddick (2007)
Most Match Wins: Andre Agassi (44)

View Who Is Playing, Past Champions, Seeds, Points & Prize Money Breakdown

Daniil Medvedev and Nick Kyrgios on Wednesday withdrew from the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Medvedev has competed at the Washington ATP 500 event on three previous occasions, tallying an 8-3 record. In 2019 he reached the final, losing to Kyrgios.

The 27-year-old has enjoyed a standout 2023 season, earning a 46-9 record and five titles. Only Carlos Alcaraz has more wins this year, with 47. Medvedev has triumphed in Rotterdam, Doha, Dubai, Miami and Rome.

The No. 3 player in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings last competed at Wimbledon, where he reached the semi-finals for the first time. Eventual champion Alcaraz stopped him there in straight sets.

Kyrgios is a two-time Washington champion, having lifted the trophy in 2019 and 2022. The Australian has only competed in one event this year — last month in Stuttgart — due to injury.

The Mubadala Citi DC Open announced on Wednesday that Kevin Anderson will join Kei Nishikori and Gael Monfils as wild cards into the ATP 500 event.

Anderson returned from retirement last week in Newport, where he advanced to the quarter-finals. The 37-year-old earned two victories in his first action since Miami in 2022.

The South African has enjoyed success in Washington, where he made the final in 2017. Anderson owns an 11-8 record at the tournament.

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Nishikori will also play the second tour-level event of his comeback at the ATP 500. The Japanese star owns an 18-7 record at the Mubadala Citi DC Open and claimed the title in 2015. He has reached at least the quarter-finals in five consecutive appearances.

Monfils is another former champion receiving a wild card, having lifted the trophy in 2016. The Frenchman is 12-3 in Washington, with his most recent appearance coming in 2017.

Bianca Andreescu, Danielle Collins, Sofia Kenin and Elina Svitolina were also announced as wild cards into the women’s field.

Casper Ruud bounced back from his Bastad final defeat on Wednesday when he overcame Argentine Sebastian Baez 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 to reach the second round at the Hamburg European Open.

The Norwegian, who is making his fourth appearance at the ATP 500 clay-court event, won 46 per cent (33/71) of points on Baez’s first-serve to earn his 21st tour-level clay-court win of the season after one hour and 58 minutes.

“It was really tough,” Ruud said. “Sebastian is a great fighter. He has taken big steps in the past year, so it was always going to be a tough challenge. It takes a little time to adjust to new conditions. Today we had to play indoors under the roof, so it makes a difference on clay. It makes it a lot more humid and the balls are heavier, it took a while to adjust.

“I started well but the second set was not great, but I fought hard in the last and I am happy to be through.”

Ruud will next meet Chilean Cristian Garin. The top seed is chasing his second tour-level title of the season, having triumphed on clay in Estoril in April. Last week Ruud reached the championship match in Bastad, where he lost against Andrey Rublev.

Ruud advanced to the semi-finals in his previous appearance in Hamburg in 2020 and will be aiming for another deep run in Germany as he tries to climb in the Pepperstone ATP Live Race To Turin. The 24-year-old is currently eighth, and is pursuing a third consecutive appearance in the Nitto ATP Finals.

#NextGenATP Frenchman Luca Van Assche reached the third round at a tour-level event for the first time this season when he upset seventh seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.

The 19-year-old, who has won two ATP Challenger Tour titles this year, is sixth in the Pepperstone ATP Live Next Gen Race and aiming to make his debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals at the end of the season. Van Assche will next play Alexander Zverev or Maximilian Marterer.

Andrey Rublev came back from the brink on Wednesday at the Hamburg European Open, where he saved three match points to claw past Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Miralles 5-7, 6-1, 7-6(7).

The second seed recovered from a slow start at the ATP 500 clay-court event, finding his best level deep in the third set to fend off Zapata Miralles, who was chasing his first Top 10 win of the season. Rublev rallied from 4/6 in the third-set tie-break and saved his third match point at 6/7 with a blistering forehand winner. The 25-year-old raised his arms aloft after winning the two-hour, 53-minute first-round thriller.

“The feeling was that I was playing well and it was under control, but somehow I lost the first set and was frustrated,” Rublev said. “I came back and recovered mentally and won a really good second set. The third set was tough. I started to get tired and nervous, because the score is going to the tie-break and I didn’t have many chances to break him.

“The feeling was that he deserved to win. He was fighting like crazy from tough scores. When I went 0/3, I started to stress a lot. But then I played two amazing rallies and told myself to keep fighting, keep fighting… It is amazing I was able to win.”

The World No. 7 has now won five consecutive matches after clinching his second tour-level title of the season at the ATP 250 in Bastad last week. He will aim to continue his run when he meets Yannick Hanfmann or Zhang Zhizhen in the second round.

Rublev, who saved all four break points he faced in the third set against Zapata Miralles, holds fond memories in Hamburg, having triumphed at the tournament in 2020. He also reached the final in 2019.

In other action, Serbian Laslo Djere overcame Guido Pella 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in two hours. The World No. 57, who struck eight aces, will meet defending champion Lorenzo Musetti or Jozef Kovalik in the third round.

There is nothing like returning home after a long trip.

Just ask Christopher Eubanks, who raced through his opening-round match Tuesday at the Atlanta Open. Playing his first match since his dream Wimbledon quarter-final run, Eubanks wasted no time to defeat Andres Martin 6-2, 6-4.

In a match of two Atlanta natives, Eubanks produced firepower and clean hitting from the baseline to dispatch the wild card after one hour, seven minutes. In the opening set, Eubanks did not a drop a point behind his hefty serve (16/16) and as the match wore on, the fifth seed continued to thrill the home crowd by striking one-handed backhand winners with ease.

“I knew it was going to be a fun atmosphere,” Eubanks said in his on-court interview. “I knew college night, even the years that I played it and last year Andres had the privilege of playing on college night, Georgia Tech fans really come out and they show a lot of support.

“Andres and I know each other really well. He’s the guy I practise with probably the most of anybody in Atlanta when I’m home. We’ve had some pretty good battles in practice, so I knew going out there that he’s going to know my game and I’m going to know his game.”

At World No. 32 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, Eubanks is in the form of his life. The 27-year-old, who will meet countryman Brandon Nakashima in the second round, enjoyed a quarter-final run at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Miami and hit a new high this month after triumphing at the Mallorca Championships and reaching the last eight at Wimbledon. 

“I left I think probably back in April and I was on the road for 12 straight weeks, played 11 of 12 weeks and had some ups and downs, but the ups kind of came towards the end and things were going really well,” Eubanks said. “I’m hoping to continue that trajectory and see where the summer takes me. This entire year really has been a dream come true, so I’m hoping to keep it going.”

Martin, 22, recently completed his junior year at Georgia Tech, where Eubanks was a student-athlete from 2014-17. The World No. 723 Martin, who ousted Thanasi Kokkinakis last year as a wild card in Atlanta, was playing just his third tour-level match.

In other action Tuesday at the hard-court event, Dominik Koepfer rallied past six-time Atlanta champion John Isner 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3). Despite not breaking the 6’10” American’s serve, the German Koepfer held his nerve in two tie-breaks to earn his first main draw tour-level win since last year’s ATP 500 event in Washington, D.C. Koepfer will face third seed Daniel Evans in the second round.

Tuesday was the 38-year-old Isner’s first opening-round loss at the Atlanta Open in 13 appearances.