Italian tennis players exit Washington DC Open quarterfinals

Italian doubles pair Andrea Vavassori and Simone Bolelli were eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open (ATP 500) after losing 6-4, 5-7, 11-9 to Uruguay's Ariel Behar and India's Anirudh Chandrasekar. The match featured a missed match point for the Italians before the challengers seized the tie‑break.

In the same tournament, singles representatives Lorenzo Musetti and Elisabetta Cocciaretto also reached the quarterfinal stage. Musetti faced Spain's Rafa Jodar, while Cocciaretto was set to meet world‑no. 3 seed Naomi Osaka, marking her third encounter with the Italian player in Washington.