DUBAI \u2014 Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski is through to the final at the Dubai Championships.<\/p>\n
Dabrowski and partner Luisa Stefani of Brazil defeated Anna Danilina, of Kazakhstan, and Aleksandra Krunic, of Serbia, 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 in doubles semifinal play Friday.<\/p>\n
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Dabrowski and Stefani converted four-of-nine break-point chances and won 67.5 per cent of their first-serve points. The fifth seeds rallied after dropping the opening set to close out the match in one hour, 29 minutes.<\/p>\n
Dabrowski and Stefani will face Laura Siegemund, of Germany, and Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, in Sunday\u2019s final.<\/p>\n
Dabrowski reunited with Stefani this season after stepping away from a 2 1\/2-year partnership with New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe that produced multiple titles, including two US Opens.<\/p>\n
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Dabrowski and Stefani previously won the 2021 National Bank Open in Montreal and are chasing their first WTA doubles title since reforming.<\/p>\n
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 20, 2025.<\/p>\n
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