Tennis

Milos Raonic loses quarter-final at Citi Open

Milos Raonic is out of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C.

Genie Bouchard and partner advance to final in women's doubles

Milos Raonic was defeated in the quarter-finals of the Citi Open on Friday. (Alistair Grant/Associated Press)

Milos Raonic is out of the Citi Open in Washington, D.C.

The third-seeded Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., lost his quarter-final match Friday in straight sets to eighth-seed Jack Sock 7-5, 6-4.

Match Wrap: Jack Sock knocks off Milos Raonic

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Sock defeated Raonic 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the Citi Open semifinals in Washington, D.C.

In women's doubles, Canada's Eugenie Bouchard and partner Sloane Stephens of the U.S. moved into the final with a pair of wins Friday.

They won their quarter-final when Nigina Abduraimova of Uzbekistan and Romania's Patricia Maria Tig retired down 1-0 in the second set after losing the first set, 6-2. 

Bouchard and Sloane then won their semifinal, defeating Sania Mirza of India and Monica Niculescu of Romania, 6-1, 5-7, 10-8. They will meet Japan's Shuko Aoyama and Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic, who beat Australia's Jessica Moore and Great Britain's Jocelyn Rae 6-2, 6-4 in the other semi-final.

In women's singles, top women's seed Simona Halep retired from her quarter-final match  because of the heat, allowing Russia's Ekaterina Makarova to advance to the semifinals.

Halep, ranked second on the WTA Tour, retired trailing 1-0 in the third set after she and the seventh-seeded Makarova split the first two. Fourth-seeded German Julia Goerges beat sixth-seeded Monica Niculescu 6-3, 6-4, to advance.