American men’s tennis is rapidly ascending with more players making deep runs at majors. Just look at this week’s DC Open results.

The U.S. Tennis Association announced Friday the entry lists for the upcoming U.S. Open Wheelchair Championships starting Sept. 2 through Sept. 6 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

Emma Raducanu has reached the semifinals at the D.C. Open by eliminating Maria Sakkari 6-4, 7-5. Friday's win put Raducanu in the final four at the biggest tournament where she’s made it that far since her surprising 2021 U.

Emma Raducanu is on track to secure herself a vital seeding for the US Open after blowing away Maria Sakkari to reach the Citi Open semi-finals. Raducanu defeated Sakkari on her 30th birthday to return to the top 32 of the live rankings - a three-year high for the British star.

A ball boy ruthlessly squashes what appears to be a spotted lanterfly, an invasive insect species on the East Coast, after Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari saved the bug during her match in the Washington Open. / Screengrab on Twitter/ @TennisChannel

Daniil Medvedev figures this is his time to shine. He loves playing tennis on hard courts like those used at the D.C. Open. And he particularly loves the U.S.

Venus Williams won her first match on the WTA Tour in 709 days on Tuesday night, and the tennis legend joked that she came back for one reason.