By Christopher Levy | Monday, August 3, 2015
Grigor Dimitrov stays cool amid the heat on the Washington, DC practice court.
Photo credit: Christopher Levy
Players had no veto power over the Washington, DC heat as they converge on the nation's capital for this week's Citi Open.
Tennis Now photographer Christopher Levy is in DC shooting the stars. Here's his Day 1 photo gallery.
Belinda Bencic and Kristina Mladenovic greeted the start of their North American summer hard-court season sharing smiles and trading shots in practice.
Three reasons why Belinda Bencic owns one of the best backhands in women's tennis: She modeled it after Martina Hingis' two-hander, Martina's mother, Melanie, is Belinda's coach and practice, practice, practice (technically, that's five reasons, but you get the picture.)
How does it feel to look into the eyes Alize Cornet on court? Check out the practice partner's view.
Ekaterina Makarova launches herself off the court whipping her forehand into shape.
Grigor Dimitrov, who is partnering Mardy Fish, in doubles against 2014 Wimbledon doubles champions Vasek Pospisil, and Jack Sock, spent a large part of practice working on his net game.