Purcell/Thompson down Korda/Michelsen, reach Washington SFs
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 reached their seventh semi-final of the year Thursday when they ousted home hopes a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-korda/k0ah/overview'Sebastian Korda/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/alex-michelsen/m0qi/overview'Alex Michelsen/a at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview'Mubadala Citi DC Open/a./p
pThe second seeds, who have won three titles together this year, defeated the Americans 6-4, 7-5 after saving eight of the nine break points they faced, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Purcell and Thompson triumphed in Dallas, Los Cabos and Houston this year. Thompson partnered Korda, his quarter-final opponent in singles, to win the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid./p
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pFinalists at a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a last month, Purcell and Thompson next meet fourth seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/nathaniel-lammons/li37/overview'Nathaniel Lammons/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jackson-withrow/w686/overview'Jackson Withrow/a or fifth seeds a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lloyd-glasspool/gd08/overview'Lloyd Glasspool/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/santiago-gonzalez/g551/overview'Santiago Gonzalez/a./p
pIn the top half of the draw, a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sadio-doumbia/d917/overview'Sadio Doumbia/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/hugo-nys/n670/overview'Hugo Nys/a upset top seeds 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 6-2, 7-5. Brazilians 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 downed 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 6-4, 7-6(3).nbsp;/p
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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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