Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and accomplice Erin Routliffe of New Zealand completed the ladies’s doubles group stage on the WTA Finals with an ideal report after defeating the Czech duo of Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova 6-4, 7-5 on Friday in Cancun, Mexico.
The reigning U.S. Open champions, seeded seventh within the eight-team occasion, took one hour 34 minutes to defeat the reigning Olympic champions, who received this occasion in 2021.
Dabrowski picked up a vital break with the second set tied 5-5 when she fired a backhand return down the road for a winner.
The Canadian served to like within the subsequent sport to seal the victory.
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Featured VideoOttawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand accomplished group play on the WTA Finals with an ideal 3-0 report, after defeating the 2021 doubles champions Kateřina Siniaková and Barbora Krejčíková of the Czech Republic.
Dabrowski and Routliffe, who grew up in Ontario and used to signify Canada earlier than switching allegiances to her native New Zealand, completed group play at 3-0 after opening with a win over prime seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, then beating Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva in a U.S. Open closing rematch.
Dabrowski and Routliffe will subsequent face Nicole Melichar-Martinez of america and Australia’s Ellen Perez on Saturday in a shocking semifinal matchup of the event’s two lowest seeds.
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Featured VideoOttawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and her accomplice Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, ranked seventh in doubles on the WTA Finals, defeats the world’s prime ranked pair Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula 7-6(2), 6-3 in group stage motion.
