WASHINGTON — Defending champion Alexander Zverev has reached the final at the Citi Open.
The No. 1-seeded Zverev defeated 10th-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday. Sixteenth-seeded Andrey Rublev beat unseeded Denis Kudla 6-1, 6-4 in one quarterfinal and will face Alex de Minaur in the other semifinal Saturday night.
De Minaur reached the semis when former No. 1 Andy Murray withdrew from the hard-court US Open tune-up, citing fatigue.
Saisai Zheng beat Allie Kiick 6-3, 6-1 in the women’s quarterfinals, advancing to face seventh-seeded Donna Vekic in one semifinal on Saturday night. Svetlana Kuznetsova faces Andrea Petkovic in the other semifinal on Saturday.
Rain throughout the week forced de Minaur and Saisai to play two matches Saturday. Murray, a three-time major champion coming back from hip surgery, finished his most recent match at 3 a.m. Friday and decided to withdraw rather than play again so soon.