Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Barbora Krejcikova from Czechia have progressed in the Cincinnati Open. They secured a victory against the fourth-seeded pair of Cristina Bucsa from Spain and Nicole Melichar-Martinez from the USA with a score of 6-3, 1-6, 10-4 during the Round of 32 in the women’s doubles competition on Monday. The match lasted one hour and 33 minutes.
This marks the inaugural tournament where Dabrowski and Krejcikova have teamed up. Their next challenge awaits in the Round of 16 on Tuesday against the unseeded Czech duo comprising Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova.
In a separate match on Monday night, Leylah Fernandez from Laval, Que., and her partner Sara Errani from Italy triumphed over Tamara Korpatsch from Germany and British player Emily Webley-Smith after a tight contest lasting one hour and 29 minutes. The Canadian duo claimed the first set in 31 minutes, but Korpatsch and Webley-Smith rallied in the second set. Despite leading 6-5 and serving for the victory, they couldn’t clinch it.
Fernandez and Errani showcased a strong performance with two aces, 23 winners, one double fault, and just nine unforced errors out of the total 34 in the match. They are set to face Chan Hao-ching from Taiwan and Maya Joint from Australia in the Round of 16.
Fernandez had previously lost to Xiyu Wang from China in the women’s singles event’s second round on Sunday.