The journey of Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina in the DC Open doubles came to an end after the unprecedented pairing retired during their semifinal match against Taylor Townsend and Shuai Zhang.

Leylah Fernandez is on to the finals of the Citi Open after defeating the third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan 6-7 (2), 7-6 (3), 7-6 (3) in a three-hour and 12-minute marathon on Saturday afternoon.

Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina handled the business in singles but had to retire from their Washington doubles semifinal. On Friday, the British tennis player defeated Maria Sakkari 6-4 7-5 to reach the Citi Open semifinal. Meanwhile, the Kazakh ousted Magdalena Frech 6-3 6-3.

Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina retired from their women's doubles semifinal match against Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina conceded their doubles semi-final during the first set at the Washington Open after the British star made concerning comments. The pair were 4-1 down in the first set to Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai before handing their opponents a walkover.

The journey of Emma Raducanu and Elena Rybakina in the DC Open doubles came to an end after the unprecedented pairing retired during their semifinal match against Taylor Townsend and Shuai Zhang. It

Emma Raducanu has explained how her blockbuster partnership with Elena Rybakina came to be as she prepares to play in her first-ever doubles semi-final. The Brit teamed up with the world No. 12 at the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington this week, and they are now two wins away from the trophy.