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, 7-5 on Friday in Cancun, Mexico.
The reigning U.S. Open champions, seeded seventh in the eight-team event, 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.
The Canadian served to love in the next game to seal the victory. WATCH | Dabrowski, Routliffe take down Olympic champs: 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.