CINCINNATI — Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand gained the Cincinnati Open ladies’s doubles championship with a straight-sets victory over Guo Hanyo of China and Alexandra Panova of Russia on Sunday night time.
The second-seeded combo of Dabrowski and Routliffe — who gained the U.S. Open ladies’s doubles title collectively in 2023 and now have six joint titles — defeated the unseeded Hanyo and Panova 6-4, 6-3 in a single hour, 20 minutes on P&G Heart Court docket within the WTA 1000 occasion.
Dabrowski and Routliffe led in key classes comparable to aces (5-1), winners (22-19), first serve factors (71 per cent to 63), return video games gained (33 per cent to 11), most video games in a row (3-1).
Hanyo and Panova had 17 unforced errors and one double fault.
“I really feel very lucky to have been in a position to compete this week,” stated Dabrowski throughout the trophy presentation. “Erin, thanks for sticking by my aspect. I do know it’s not been a simple journey, however this trophy means loads to share it with you. And thanks for being so supportive as a accomplice and as a pal.”
Hanyo and Panova superior to the ultimate with a 6-3, 6-2 upset over the top-seeded Italian pairing of Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in Saturday’s semifinals.
Dabrowski and Routliffe battled to beat the sixth-seeded duo of Ellen Perez of Australia and Lyudmyla Kichenok of Ukraine 3-6, 6-3, 12-10 in Friday’s semifinals.
Routliffe gained the ladies’s doubles in Cincinnati final 12 months taking part in with American Asia Muhammad.
