Frances Tiafoe, world No. 17 and No. 6 seed, returns to the Washington event the place he goals for a primary title after 9 makes an attempt. His finest end result stays a semifinal in 2024. Winner of the ATP 500 in Halle this season, the American arrives assured regardless of an epic five-set loss at Wimbledon.
Terence Atmane, No. 49, goes via a troublesome interval (two wins in his final ten matches) and has by no means gained a match in the primary attract Washington. The French left-hander misplaced in qualifying final 12 months.
The two males have confronted one another 3 times this 12 months, at all times in Tiafoe’s favor, however two of these matches went to a 3rd set. On American onerous courts, the American has two wins in opposition to Atmane, in Dallas and Miami. Backed by the house crowd, Tiafoe will need to depend on his expertise to get via this primary spherical.
