Emma Raducanu reached the semifinals at the D.C. Open — the biggest tournament where she’s made it that far since her surprising 2021 U.S. Open title — by eliminating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 7-5 on Friday.

Last year marked the real breakthrough for the Brit though, who reached a second career quarter-final at the Nottingham Open, beating eighth seed Caroline Dolehide and Ashlyn Krueger before being ...