By Canadian Press

Defending champions Dabrowski, Routliffe bounced in U.S. Open quarterfinals

Sep 3, 2024 | 5:04 PM

NEW YORK — The U.S. Open title defence of Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe has come to an end.

The duo was handed a 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 defeat by Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova and Taiwan’s Hao-ching Chan in women’s doubles quarterfinal action on Tuesday. The match took two hours 23 minutes to play.

Tied 5-5 in the second set, Ottawa’s Dabrowski and Routliffe surrendered the final two games for their opponents to draw even.

In the third, Dabrowski and Routliffe went up 3-1 before losing five straight games to end up falling out of the Grand Slam tournament.

Dabrowski and Routliffe committed eight double faults without a single ace recorded, and broke on just five of their 17 opportunities.

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They were the top-seeded women’s doubles team at the U.S. Open.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 3, 2024.

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