pstrongUpdate: Shelton and Cobolli began playing at 9.45 p.m./strong/p
pstrongEditor's Note: The tournament has released an updated schedule for tonight: The Shelton v Cobolli match has been moved to a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/john-harris/hc46/overview'John Harris/a court, starting not before 9 p.m. Tiafoe and Korda are scheduled not before 9 p.m. on Stadium following the WTA semi./strong/p
pSaturday night's men's singles semi-finals at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/washington/418/overview'Mubadala Citi DC Open/a have been delayed by rain and lightning.nbsp;/p
p a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/ben-shelton/s0s1/overview'Ben Shelton/a and 22-year-old Italian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/flavio-cobolli/c0e9/overview'Flavio Cobolli/a are scheduled to open the evening session, followed by an all-American matchup between local hero a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/frances-tiafoe/td51/overview'Frances Tiafoe/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/sebastian-korda/k0ah/overview'Sebastian Korda/a. It marks the first time since 2001 that three American men have advanced to the Washington semis. /p
pShelton, Tiafoe and Korda are hoping to snap a 17-year wait for a home champion by becoming the first American to win the D.C. title since a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/andy-roddick/r485/overview'Andy Roddick/a in 2007. Cobolli, who competed in the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/next-gen-atp-finals/7696/overview'Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF/a last November, is seeking his first tour-level final./p
pBefore the nighttime men's action can begin on the Washington stadium court, the women's semi-final between Aryna Sabalenka and Marie Bouzkova still needs to be completed. Sabalenka led 4-6, 6-3, 2-1 when lightning suspended play./p
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