CANCÚN, Mexico — Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand finished the women's doubles group stage at the WTA Finals with a perfect record after defeating the Czech duo of Katerina Siniakova and Barbora Krejcikova 6-4, 7-
The reigning U.S. Open champions took one hour 34 minutes to defeat the reigning Olympic champions, who won this event in 2021.
Dabrowski picked up a crucial break with the second set tied 5-5 when she fired a backhand return down the line for a winner.Dabrowski and Routliffe, who grew up in Ontario and used to represent Canada before switching allegiances to her native New Zealand, finished group play at 3-0 after opening with a win over top seeds Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula, then beating Laura Siegemund and Vera Zvonareva in a U.S. Open final rematch.
After finishing atop the Mahahual Group, Dabrowski and Routliffe will face the second-place team in the Maya Ka'an Group in Saturday's semifinals.
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