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Andrey Rublev, so beleaguered this year, has decided that playing more, nor less, is his antidote.

So after going on the clay after Wimbledon – despite not playing the Olympics – he decided to take a wild card into Washington and get his hard-court summer going immediately.

H was in action, along with new Wimbledon find Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard – the giant Frenchman who made a lot of noise on the grass, and will try to keep that momentum going on a faster hard court.

Also returning for the first time since Wimbledon was Karen Khachanov, another Russian who is not in Paris this week. But he was one and done.

WTA Tour – Wednesday, July 31, 2024 final results

Olympic Tennis – Day 5 final results

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Mubadala Citi DC Open
Location: Washington, D.C.
Category: ATP 500 (Joint event with the WTA Tour)
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: July 29 – Aug. 4, 2024
Prize money: $2,271,715
Draws: S48 – D16

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Final results

Singles, second round

[Q] Seongchan Hong (KOR) def [3] Karen Khachanov (RUS) 62 64

Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) def [11] Roberto Carballes Baena (ESP) 76 (4) 76 (3)

Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) def [14] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 64 76 (4)

[1/WC] Andrey Rublev (RUS) def Luca Van Assche (FRA) 46 63 64

[2] Ben Shelton (USA) def [Q] Radu Albot (MDA) 64 67 (5) 63

[7] Jordan Thompson (AUS) def. [WC] Reilly Opelka (USA) 63 64

[8] Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) def [Q] Mitchell Krueger (USA) 36 76 (3) 64

[9] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) def Emil Ruusuvuori (FIN) 76 (6) 76 (6)

[10] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def. David Goffin (BEL) 76 (4) 63

[15] Alex Michelsen (USA) def. [Q] Mattia Bellucci (ITA) 63 76 (1)

[16] Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) def Juncheng Shang (CHN) 23 retd

Doubles, first round

[WC] Sebastian Korda / Alex Michelsen (USA) def [7] Julian Cash (GBR) / Robert Galloway (USA) 64 62

[4] Nathaniel Lammons / Jackson Withrow (USA) def Alexander Erler (AUS) / Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) 75 26 [10-7]

[5] Lloyd Glasspool (GBR) / Santiago Gonzalez (MEX) def. ~~[WC] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) / Frances Tiafoe (USA)~~ [LL] Evan King / Vasil Kirkov (USA) 63 64