It was mixed day in the nation’s capital for the homestanding American men on Tuesday.

Frances Tiafoe and Michael Mmoh were big winners while Ben Shelton, Sebastian Korda and Mackenzie McDonald all lost in second round play in Washington.

Tiafoe, who grew up in D.C., survived a tough test with 29-year-old Aslan Karatsev 7-6(7-5), 7-6(7-5). Neither player was able to break serve with Karatsev missing a set point at 5-4 in the …

Taylor Fritz shook off two missed match points in the second to eventually take down Alexander Vukic 7-5, 6-7(5), 6-4 to win his first title in Atlanta.

“I just felt so at home and welcomed in Atlanta this week,” Fritz said to the ATP. “I’ve been coming back here for so many years, so I’m happy to finally get the title. All week, the support was amazing. I’m not …

Alexander Zverev is back in the win column for the first time since his gruesome right ankle injury at the French Open last year.

Today, Zverev collect his home title at the ATP 500 level Hamburg event downing Laslo Djere 7-5, 6-3.

“At the end of the day, this is my home, this is where I grew up, and this where I started playing tennis,” Zverev said to the ATP. …

With his leg in pain, Alexie Popyrin broke Stan Wawrinka at 4-all in the third and then closed it out 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4 for his second career title, taking the Umag trophy Sunday in Croatia.

“All tournament I’ve been fighting battles that I don’t know how I won. This one tops it all,” said Popyrin on court. “My quad was done at 2-1. I felt it cramp, I felt it strain. …

Stefanos Tsitsipas opens summer hard court season in Mexico. The Greek star has never played at Los Cabos before, but has had success in Acapulco.

Second-seeded Cameron Norrie is no stranger to Los Caboas. The Brit won the title in 2021 and made the finals last year. He’s 11-3 overall at the tournament.

Also in the draw are Americans Tommy Paul and John Isner and Acapulco winner Alex De Minaur.

Here are …

The 48-draw in Washington is once against American-heavy with nine of the Top 10 men from the U.S. in action.

American No. 1 Taylor Fritz, who is in the Atlanta final, is the top seeded followed by his good friend and Washington native Frances Tiafoe. Sebastian Korda, Ben Shelton, Christopher Eubanks and JJ Wolf are also seeded for the U.S. side.

Former champion Kei Nishikori and one-time runner-up Kevin Anderson continue …

The North American summer hard court swing officially kicks off this week in Washington with a loaded field for the new 500 level stop.

Former champion and American No. 1 Jessica Pegula leads the way along with countrywomen Coco Gauff, Madison Keys and the return to Jennifer Brady.

Now 28, Brady rose to prominence in 2017 making two Slam fourth rounds. She would reached the Australian Open final in 2021 and the …

Iga Swiatek won her first career title in her home country of Poland with a resounding 6-0, 6-1 win over Laura Siegemund in the Warsaw final.

The world No. 1 cruised to victory dropping just six total points on serve in the blowout win. The 22-year-old took the last nine games of the match.

“I want to thank my team and my family. It’s not easy to play in Warsaw, but …

Top seed Taylor Fritz made the Atlanta final topping countryman J.J. Wolf 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals Saturday.

“It was really solid. I served well the whole match,” Fritz told the ATP. “Whenever I was in trouble I played a lot of good points. I just did what I was supposed to do and didn’t really give him much.”

The American No. 1 was paced by 13 aces, he never dropped …

It’s been a long road back for Alexander Zverev. Today, the German returned to his first final since injury his right ankle at the French Open last year, defeating French teen Arthur Fils 6-2, 6-4 to make the Hamburg final.

The 26-year-old German was dominant in the win, never dropping serve while breaking the 19-year-old three times including to start each set.

Fils had upset Casper Ruud yesterday to reach …

At 38, Stan Wawrinka will seek his first title in more than six years Sunday in the final of the clay event in Umag.

The Swiss 3-time Grand Slam winner advanced to his first final since 2019 Saturday defeating second-seeded Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 6-4.

In the match, Wawrinka had five aces, won 27/32 (84%) first serve points, lost only 5 points on first serve and never dropped his serve in …

At the Hamburg European Open in quarterfinals action 19-year-old Arthur Fils shocked top seed Casper Ruud 6-0, 6-4.

The stocky French teen dropped just five points on his first serve and saved the lone break point he faced in his best career win by ranking.

“I’m really happy about it. Of course, it was a tough match,” said Fils on court. “I had good tactics with my coach before the match. We …

A top-heavy WTA event could see a French Open final rematch between Iga Swiatek and Karolina Muchova.

The home favorite Swiatek leads the field of 32 which also features a bunch of Czech players in addition to Muchova. Katerina Siniakova, Linda Fruhvirtova and Linda Noskova are all seeded.

This year, however, the tournament has shifted from clay courts to hard!

Swiatek opens against the 181st-ranked Nigina Abduraimova while Muchova meets Aliaksandra Sasnonovich.

Swiatek …

A very solid field is in store at the ATP clay summer stop in Hamburg this week, led by German star Alexander Zverev and Bastad finalists Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud.

Italian youngster Lorenzo Musetti also returns hoping to defending his 2022 win over Carlos Alcaraz in the final.

Top seeds are 1 Casper Ruud, 2 Andrey Rublev, 3 Lorenzo Musetti, 4 Alexander Zverev, 5 Francisco Cerundolo, 6 Tomas Martin Etcheverry, …

Taylor Fritz opens his summer hard court season in Atlanta in a strong field.

Fritz is also the American No. 1, but will likely not be the main attraction. Atlanta native Chris Eubanks makes his debut after his stunning Wimbledon quarterfinal run. He’ll have the attention of his home city.

Also of interest is the return to tour-level action of Kei Nishikori. The former Top 10 has been sidelined with a hip …