Irina Falconi swings hard, laughs hard

Aug. 23 | - Video produced by Wonok Kim -   By Christopher Lancette WASHINGTON — Third-year pro Irina Falconi and I sit down at a bar. It’s open mic night for comedians and Falconi is ready to take the stage. Actually, that’s a lie. We’ve never...

Rybarikova wins Citi Open title; Dolgopolov and Haas to play for men’s championship

Aug. 4 | By Christopher Lancette WASHINGTON – Unseeded Magdalena Rybarikova completed her remarkable romp through the 2012 Citi Open by upsetting top seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (No. 28) 6-1, 6-1. The world No. 102 knocked out all three of the top-seeded...

Dolgopolov rallies, men’s semifinals and women’s finals set at Citi Open

Aug. 3 | By Christopher Lancette WASHINGTON — Second seed Alexandr Dolgopolov came within one point of going down 0-4 in the first set but rallied for a 7-6, 6-4 win over fan favorite James Blake on Friday. He will play Sam Querrey at 7 p.m. Saturday in...

Citi Open cold chills: Remembering the day Lindsay Lee-Waters taught me a lesson

Aug. 1 | By Christopher Lancette WASHINGTON – Cold chills shot up my spine the moment I spotted her on the court today at the Citi Open.  I hadn’t noticed her name when the tournament announced the women’s draw but there she was standing right in front...