Canada's Dabrowski, Brazil's Stefani fall in doubles semifinals at WTA Finals

Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski's unbeaten run at the WTA Finals came to an end Saturday night as she and partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil were beaten in the doubles semifinals in Indian Wells, Calif.

The top-seeded Dabrowski of Ottawa, and Stefani, who were 3-0 in Group 1 round-robin play, lost 7-6 (4), 6-3 to American Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova of Czechia in one hour, 41 minutes.

Townsend and Siniakova, seeded second in the tournament, were 2-1 in their Group 2 pool losing to eighth-seeded Italians Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.

That lone loss dropped Townsend and Siniakova to second in their group and a semifinal match with Dabrowski and Stefani.

The third-seeded Hanyu Guo of China and Kristina Mladenovic of France will play Errani and Paolini in the other semifinal.

Dabrowski and Stefani struggled with service during Saturday's match, committing seven double faults and only recording two aces. They only got 57 per cent of their first serves in, had 13 unforced errors, 11 winners, and lost all 10 return games.

Townsend and Siniakova had one ace, one double fault, 19 unforced errors and 27 winners. They also won all 10 of their service games, and two of 11 return games.

It'll be rising teenager Mirra Andreeva against veteran Elina Svitolina in the WTA Finals singles title match, with Andreeva making her first appearance and Svitolina her third overall after a gap of seven years.

Andreeva is the first teen since 2004 to compete for the title after defeating American Jessica Pegula 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday. The 19-year-old Russian is having quite a year, winning her first Grand Slam title at the French Open and rising to No. 2 in the world.

Svitolina, a 32-year-old Ukrainian, raced past Wimbledon