Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Barbora Krejcikova from Czechia have progressed in the Cincinnati Open. They triumphed over the fourth-seeded team 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 on Monday, requiring one hour and 33 minutes to complete the match. This tournament marks the first time Dabrowski and Krejcikova have teamed up.
In the upcoming Round of 16 on Tuesday, they are set to face the unseeded Czech pair of Linda Noskova and Marie Bouzkova.
Additionally, 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 night. The Canadian duo dominated the first set in 31 minutes, but Korpatsch and Webley-Smith made a strong comeback in the second set, even leading 6-5 and serving for the win before falling short.
Fernandez and Errani recorded two aces, 23 winners, one double fault, and only nine unforced errors out of the 34 in the match. They are scheduled to compete against Chan Hao-ching from Taiwan and Maya Joint from Australia in the Round of 16.
Fernandez had a setback in the women’s singles tournament on Sunday, losing to China’s Xiyu Wang in the second round.