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Canada’s Dabrowski, Brazil’s Stefani advance in women’s doubles at U.S. Open

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NEW YORK - Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani advanced to the round of 16 in women's doubles play at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Italy's Sara Errani and Austria's Lilli Tagger on Saturday.

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NEW YORK – Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani advanced to the round of 16 in women’s doubles play at the U.S. Open with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Italy’s Sara Errani and Austria’s Lilli Tagger on Saturday.

The second-seeded Dabrowski, from Ottawa, and Stefani broke on five of their eight chances. They also saved four of Errani and Tagger’s six breakpoint opportunities.

The match took one hour 27 minutes to play.

Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, returns the ball to Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, returns the ball to Jessica Pegula, of the United States, during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Dabrowski — a two-time U.S. Open doubles champion (2023, 2025) — and Stefani will next play the winner of a match between American Asia Muhammad and Hungary’s Fanny Stoller against Japan’s Eri Hozumi and Slovenia’s Andreja Klepac. 

Earlier in the day, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Indonesia’s Janice Tjen fell 6-4, 6-4 to New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi in second-round action.

Fernandez and Tjen only converted on one of their six breakpoint chances. Meanwhile, the ninth seeds Routliffe and Sutjiadi broke on three of their five opportunities. 

Fernandez was also ousted in third-round women’s singles play on Friday by third-seeded American Jessica Pegula. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 5, 2026.

Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski hits a volley in front of her doubles partner Ekaterina Alexandrova during their match against United States' Coco Gauff and Caty McNally at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski hits a volley in front of her doubles partner Ekaterina Alexandrova during their match against United States' Coco Gauff and Caty McNally at the National Bank Open in Toronto on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young

Note to readers:This is a corrected version. The previous version mentioned Fernandez being the last Canadian to be eliminated.

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