Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Barbora Krejcikova from Czechia have progressed to the next round at the Cincinnati Open. They secured a victory over the fourth-seeded duo of Cristina Bucsa from Spain and Nicole Melichar-Martinez from the United States with a score of 6-3, 1-6, 10-4 in the Round of 32 of the women’s doubles competition on Monday, lasting one hour and 33 minutes.
This tournament marks the first time that Dabrowski and Krejcikova have teamed up. Their next match in the Round of 16, scheduled for Tuesday, will be against the unseeded Czech pair consisting of Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova.
In a separate match, Leylah Fernandez from Laval, Quebec, and her partner Sara Errani from Italy triumphed over Tamara Korpatsch from Germany and British player Emily Webley-Smith after a battle lasting one hour and 29 minutes, with a final score of 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Monday evening.
The Canadian duo dominated the first set within 31 minutes, but faced a tough challenge in the second set as Korpatsch and Webley-Smith surged ahead 6-5 and were on the verge of victory, yet failed to close out the match.
Fernandez and Errani showcased two aces, 23 winners, one double fault, and only nine unforced errors out of the total 34 in the match. Their upcoming Round of 16 encounter will be against Chan Hao-ching from Taiwan and Maya Joint from Australia.
Fernandez had previously been defeated by Xiyu Wang from China in the second round of the women’s singles event on Sunday.