“He didn't bother me if Elena Rybakina said no”


Emma Raducanu recently gave the media a few details behind her decision to form a team with the companion Wta Pro Elena Rybakina at this week's Citi DC Open. The British said that, while the perspective of playing doubles before its singles campaign began at the 500 -level event, it would not have been too affected by a possible rejection of the old no. 3 World.

Raducanu has enjoyed a good season in the WTA Tour this year, collecting a record of 20-14 earnings and returned to the Top 50 female for the first time since 2022. The 22-year-old is currently competing in the Washington Citi DC and has reached the quarterfinals.

Emma Raducanu also left her doubles campaign at the Hardcourt Tournament with Elena Rybakina no. 12 World. In his first time he associated with doubles this week, the duo reached the last four against all the odds. Speaking to the Local Washington press, the world number 46 revealed that, unknown, the world of tennis, she and the former Wimbledon champion had previously planned to join forces for the 2022 Cincinnati Open, but eventually went on to the opportunity.

“As it came to, so in 2022 in Cincinnati, I and Elena went to play doubles together, and that fell,” said Emma Raducanu. “Then, when I was in DC, I thought it would be a good idea to play doubles, get additional matches in these conditions. It's very different.”

The 2021 United States Open champion added that its current association was very improvised.

“And also the fact that we were able to play before singles, I think this really helped. So, yes, she went to the internship court and I was on the internship, and I was, as” okay, I will take a walk, “he said.” He didn't really bother if he said no. I asked, and it was, as “yes, sure. So it came.”

Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina will face Taylor Townsend and Shuai Zhang.

Take a look at Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina's doubles campaign at Citi DC Open 2025

Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina began their career in women's doubles at the 2025 Citi DC Open. The British and the Kazakh came from a set to defeat the fourth seeds Olivia Nicholls and Tereza Mihalikova 2-6, 7-6 (4), (11-9) in the first round.

Raducanu and Rybakina then enjoyed their gentle navigation in the semifinals of the WTA 500 tournament, surpassing the non-viewed couple of Giuliana Olmos and Aldila Sutjiadi 7-6 (6), 6-4. The old world number 10 is also betting on its first semifinal result of the year in Washington and leads Maria Sakkari for a whole in the last eight.