(Cancún) Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and her New Zealand partner Erin Routliffe completed the group stage of the women’s doubles at the WTA Finals with a perfect record, after their 6-4, 7-5 victory against the Czech tandem formed by Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova on Friday.
Women’s doubles champions at the last edition of the United States Open tennis tournament, Dabrowski and Routliffe needed one hour 34 minutes to take the measure of the reigning Olympic winners, winners of the 2021 edition of the Finals of the WTA.
Dabrowski converted a crucial break of serve when the score was 5-5 in the second set with a parallel backhand winner.
The Ottawa athlete continued by winning his serve without conceding a single point to his opponents, thus securing the victory.
Dabrowski and Routliffe, who grew up in Ontario and used to represent Canada before adopting the citizenship of his native country, completed the group stage with a 3-0 record.
They first defeated the American duo formed by Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, first seeds. Then, in a rematch of the final at the U.S. Open, Dabrowski and Routliffe defeated Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva.
After finishing at the top of the Mahahual Group, Dabrowski and Routliffe will face the duo who finished second in the Maya Ka’an Group on Saturday in the semi-finals.
