Nick Kyrgios, Tsitsipas and more players commit to Citi Open
As every year, a great player's field has been set so far for the Citi Open that takes place in Washington from 27th of July to 4th of August. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Kei Nishikori, Gael Monfils, Frances Tiafoe, Nick Kyrgios and Felix Auger-Aliassime have committed to play the ATP 500 event. The 20-year-old Greek reached the semi-finals last year to the eventual champion Alexander Zverev. The German is not committed to playing in Washington so far, but like last year, his appearance may be announced only when the full entry list comes out in mid-June. Nishikori won the title in 2015. That year the Japanese defeated John Isner in the championship clash. Monfils is also a former Citi Open winner having triumphed in 2016 defeating Ivo Karlovic in the final. Kyrgios only played Washington in 2017 losing to Tennys Sandgren in the opening round. The Canberra native withdrew from the 2018 edition due to an injury. Tiafoe achieved his best result in 2018 losing to David Goffin in the third round. Auger-Aliassime will make his first appearance in the tournament. Sloane Stephens is the only player confirmed for Washington. In 2015, she defeated Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in a straight-set final.
On Sloane Stephens' French Open chances, Patrick McEnroe said: "The only major that might be a bit of a reach for her is Wimbledon. Nobody can take the ball as cleanly off both wings as Stephens. If she would up her typical offence by about 15 per cent, she could be a female version of Andre Agassi."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2VQblDC
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