Canada's Dabrowski advances to women's doubles semifinals at French Open

Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani are moving on the semifinals at the French Open.

The No. 4-seeded duo took a straight-sets victory (6-4, 7-5) against Russia's Vera Zvonareva and Germany's Laura Siegemund, seeded 11th, on Tuesday in Paris.

Dabrowski, of Ottawa, and Stefani will take on the top seeds Katerina Siniakova of Czechia and American Taylor Townsend for a spot in the finals at Stade Roland Garros.

Youth easily prevailed over experience when teenager Mirra Andreeva thumped Sorana Cirstea 6-0, 6-3 to reach the semifinals for the second time.

After a week of hot weather, rain arrived in Paris and play started under the closed roof of Court Philippe-Chatrier. Competing in the quarterfinals for the first time in 17 years, Cirstea struggled to find her rhythm against her 19-year-old rival.

The 36-year-old veteran from Romania, playing the final season of her career, immediately dropped her serve. She was broken again in her next service game as the eighth-seeded Andreeva punished a weak delivery with a forehand return winner to open a 3-0 lead.

The Russian was in total control, securing another break of serve before comfortably holding to wrap up the opening set.

Cirstea, seeded 18th, finally got on the board by holding for 1-0 in the second set when Andreeva's backhand sailed long. She then began to move Andreeva around more effectively with greater variety in her shot-making, while cutting down on unforced errors.

But Andreeva's deep, accurate groundstrokes and charges to the net took a toll on Cirstea, who dropped her serve again in the fifth game. She managed to break back in the next game, yet the improvement was short-lived, as Andreeva broke again twice to close out the match.

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