Canada's Dabrowski, New Zealand's Routliffe advance at US Open
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NEW YORK - Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe are off to the third round of the U.S. Open.
The third-seeded duo defeated Quinn Gleason of the United States and Ingrid Martins of Brazil 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday in women's doubles action.
After a back-and-forth first set, Dabrowski and Routliffe jumped out to a 4-2 edge in the second, before eventually pulling away as Gleason and Martins kept cutting two-game deficits to one.
In the third set, Dabrowski and Routliffe went into cruise control with a 4-0 lead and closed out the match with a backhand unforced error from their opponents.
Dabrowski and Routliffe broke on three of their four chances in the two-hour, 20-minte match.
They will next face 13th-seeded Cristina Bucsa of Spain and Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the U.S.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 31, 2025.