Emma Raducanu booked her place in the semi-final of the Washington Open for the first time with a 6-4, 7-5 victory over Greece’s Maria Sakkari. The victory, on a day where both players had to battle high temperatures, means Raducanu will overtake Katie Boulter as British No 1 on Monday.

Leylah Fernandez battled back to upset Elena Rybakina and Anna Kalinskaya ousted a resurgent Emma Raducanu to set up the DC Open final.

The 45-year-old winner of seven Grand Slam singles titles rolled to her 819th career WTA singles victory. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The young Canadian sweated out a rally past Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina to advance in three sets. She’ll face Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya in Sunday’s final.

Alex de Minaur clinches spot in Washington Open final after overcoming Corentin Moutet