Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski and her partner Erin Routliffe of New Zealand took down the American duo of Asia Muhammad and Alycia Parks on Friday to reach the final of the women’s doubles tournament at the Miami Open.
The Ottawa native Dabrowski and Routliffe were on the brink of being eliminated midway through the second set, but rallied to take the semifinal in three sets 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-4.
After dropping the opening set, Dabrowski and Routliffe found themselves down 4-2 in the second set, but won four straight games to even it at one set apiece.
Comeback Complete ✅<br><br>Gabriela Dabrowski & <a href=” defeat Muhammad & Parks 6-7(4), 6-4, 10-4 to reach the Miami doubles final.<a href=” <a href=”https://t.co/hHt6K62ZfD”>pic.twitter.com/hHt6K62ZfD</a>
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The duo will now await the winner of Friday night’s semifinal match between Americans Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Italy’s Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini.
Sunday’s match will be the first final Dabrowski and Routliffe have participated in since their win over Japan’s Shuko Aoyama and Ena Shibahara to take the Zhengzhou Open in China in October.
The pair have gone to six tournaments between the Zhengzhou Open and Miami Open, falling short in the semifinals three times.
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