Purcell/Thompson begin hunt for 4th title of season in Washington
pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/max-purcell/ph71/overview'Max Purcell/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jordan-thompson/tc61/overview'Jordan Thompson/a have won a hat-trick of trophies on North American soil this year./p
pThe Australians made a convincing start to another title quest Tuesday at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview'Mubadala Citi DC Open/a, where they raced past a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/diego-hidalgo/h928/overview'Diego Hidalgo/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-patrick-smith/sj55/overview'John-Patrick Smith/a 6-2, 6-3 in just 60 minutes./p
pSeeded second, Purcell and Thompson triumphed in Dallas, Los Cabos and Houston this season. They reached the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a final, falling to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/harri-heliovaara/h808/overview'Harri Heliovaara/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/henry-patten/p0g6/overview'Henry Patten/a, the top seeds in Washington. nbsp;/p
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pThompson also won the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid alongside a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-korda/k0ah/overview'Sebastian Korda/a, whom the Aussies could meet next. Korda and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-michelsen/m0qi/overview'Alex Michelsen/a face seventh seedsnbsp;a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/julian-cash/ci96/overview'Julian Cash/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/robert-galloway/g09v/overview'Robert Galloway/a./p
pIn other Tuesday doubles action, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview'Karen Khachanov/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/giovanni-mpetshi-perricard/m0gz/overview'Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard/a advanced in straight sets, downing third seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jamie-murray/mc81/overview'Jamie Murray/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/michael-venus/v576/overview'Michael Venus/a 6-4, 6-4. Eighth seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-matos/mo41/overview'Rafael Matos/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/marcelo-melo/m919/overview'Marcelo Melo/a defeated a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nicolas-barrientos/bc76/overview'Nicolas Barrientos/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ariel-behar/bd52/overview'Ariel Behar/a 7-6(7), 6-3;/p
pstrongDid You Know?/strongbr /
ATP is trialing a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.atptour.com/en/news/washington-2024-doubles-trial-microphones" target="_blank"player-worn microphones during Washington doubles matches/a. This innovation, part of the 2024 ATP Doubles Trial, aims to enhance the fan and broadcast experience, while also amplifying the profiles of the players. This will take place across select doubles matches throughout the week./p
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