[TORONTO, ON] June 16, 2024 – Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe won the WTA 250 Nottingham Open women’s doubles title on Sunday, while Bianca Andreescu finished as runner-up at the Libema Open.
Elsewhere, Canadian junior Emma Dong, who is a member of the National Tennis Centre presented by Rogers, won the J100 Veracruz. She beat Mexico’s Sandra Isabela Arguelles 6-0, 7-5 in Saturday’s final.
The No. 1 seeded Dabrowski and Routliffe did not drop a set and only lost nine total games en route to the final. Their run started with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Britain’s Alicia Barnett and Freya Christie, followed by a 6-1, 6-3 triumph over another all-British pairing in Maia Lumsden and Naiktha Bains in the quarterfinals. They then swept aside China’s Zhang Shuai and the United States’ Ashlyn Krueger 6-0, 6-4 in the semis.
The final itself proved to be less straightforward as Dart and Parry won the first set 7-5. Dabrowski and Routliffe fought back, however, and claimed the second convincingly 6-3. In the deciding super tiebreak, the lead exchanged hands numerous times, before Dabrowski and Routliffe took hold and won it 11-9.
Next up, Dabrowski and Routliffe will head to the WTA 250 Rothesay Classic in Birmingham, England.
Andreescu beaten by Samsonova in s’Hertogenbosch
Bianca Andreescu almost celebrated her 24th birthday by claiming a third-career WTA title on Sunday, but was beaten by World No. 15 Liudmila Samsonova 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the final of the 250-level Libema Open in s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
“This is definitely not the trophy I wanted today,” Andreescu said as she addressed the crowd following the match. “But, Liudmila, you have played amazing tennis throughout the whole season and obviously today, it was meant to be for you. For me, I definitely feel like this is a step forward. I’ve been through a lot for quite some time the last few years, especially the last ten months. This is only my second tournament back. So, obviously it’s upsetting but I know that there are good things coming for me.”
Andreescu was playing in her first WTA final since Bad Homburg in 2022. Her run to Sunday’s championship match started with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 win over the Netherlands’ Eva Vedder followed by a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 6 seed Yue Yuan of China. In the quarter-finals, the Canadian overcame four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka of Japan 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3), before beating Hungary’s Dalma Galfi 6-4, 6-2 in the semis.
The first set included three breaks of serve, with two going in favour of Andreescu as she claimed the opener 6-4. However, she fell to a 3-0 deficit at the start of the second set before taking a medical timeout. The Mississauga, Ontario native could not mount a comeback as Samsonova closed out the set 6-3. In the third and decisive set, Andreescu came from a break down to level proceedings, but dropped the next game as Samsonova gained the upper hand before closing out the match.
Elsewhere, in addition to Dabrowski and Routliffe’s title, Canadian junior Emma Dong, who is a member of the National Tennis Centre presented by Rogers, won the J100 Veracruz. She beat Mexico’s Sandra Isabela Arguelles 6-0, 7-5 in Saturday’s final.
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