Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Barbora Krejcikova from Czechia have progressed to the next round at the Cincinnati Open. They secured a victory against the fourth-seeded duo comprising 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 event, which lasted one hour and 33 minutes.
This tournament marks the first time Dabrowski and Krejcikova have teamed up. They are set to compete against the unseeded Czech pair of Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova in the Round of 16 on Tuesday.
In another match, Leylah Fernandez from Laval, Que., and her partner Sara Errani from Italy secured a victory in one hour and 29 minutes against Tamara Korpatsch from Germany and British player Emily Webley-Smith with a score of 6-2, 7-6 (2) on Monday evening.
After winning the first set in 31 minutes, Fernandez and Errani faced a tough challenge as Korpatsch and Webley-Smith rallied in the second set, even leading 6-5 and serving for the victory but ultimately falling short.
Fernandez and Errani’s performance included two aces, 23 winners, one double fault, and only nine unforced errors out of the total 34 in the match. They are scheduled to face Chan Hao-ching from Taiwan and Maya Joint from Australia in the Round of 16.
Fernandez had previously lost to Xiyu Wang from China in the women’s singles event’s second round on Sunday.
