Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Czech player Barbora Krejcikova have progressed in the Cincinnati Open. They defeated the fourth-seeded duo of Spain’s Cristina Bucsa and American Nicole Melichar-Martinez with a score of 6-3, 1-6, 10-4 in the Round of 32 of the women’s doubles competition on Monday, after a match lasting one hour and 33 minutes.
This tournament marks the first time that Dabrowski and Krejcikova have teamed up. They are set to compete against the unseeded Czech pair Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova in the Round of 16 on Tuesday.
In another match, Leylah Fernandez from Laval, Quebec, and her partner Sara Errani from Italy secured a victory over Tamara Korpatsch from Germany and British player Emily Webley-Smith in one hour and 29 minutes on Monday evening. The Canadian duo clinched the first set in 31 minutes, but faced a tough challenge in the second set as their opponents took a lead of 6-5 and had a chance to win, which they couldn’t capitalize on.
Fernandez and Errani concluded the match with two aces, 23 winners, one double fault, and just nine unforced errors out of the total 34. They are scheduled to play against Chan Hao-ching from Taiwan and Maya Joint from Australia in the Round of 16.
Fernandez had previously been defeated by Xiyu Wang from China in the second round of the women’s singles event on Sunday.