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<\/p>\nKate, who was also diagnosed with cancer in 2024, talked with Dabrowski about \u201cdoing the things you love doing, and that bring you joy,\u201d in recovery.<\/p>\n
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On Sunday, Dabrowski and Stefani lost in their first Grand Slam final appearance as a team, 6-3, 7-5 to France\u2019s Kristina Mladenovic and China\u2019s Guo Hanyu.<\/p>\n
Dabrowski and Stefani had not dropped a set at Wimbledon before the final.<\/p>\n
Dabrowski is now a runner-up at Wimbledon for the third time after also losing the 2024 and 2019 women\u2019s doubles finals with different partners.<\/p>\n
She won U.S. Open doubles titles in 2023 and 2025 and the 2024 WTA Tour doubles final, all with Routliffe.<\/p>\n
It was Stefani\u2019s first Grand Slam doubles final after teaming with Dabrowski to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open and French Open earlier this year.<\/p>\n
Despite failing to break through with a Grand Slam win, Dabrowski and Stefani have enjoyed a strong partnership this season with three titles, including at the WTA 1000 Dubai Tennis Championships. They had won a tournament in Eastbourne, U.K., heading into Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last few weeks have been absolutely amazing,\u201d Dabrowski said during the trophy presentation. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have imagined being in another position to fight for a Slam title, so I\u2019m very grateful for all the weeks that we have together. I know it didn\u2019t work out for us today, but we\u2019ve put in a lot of good work and I\u2019m still really proud of us.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mladenovic won a seventh career Grand Slam women\u2019s doubles title and first at the All England Club.<\/p>\n
She has won the French Open doubles tournament four times and the Australian Open twice with different partners but lost her only previous Wimbledon final in 2014.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really a dream,\u201d said the French player, who missed much of last year with an injury. \u201cI definitely cannot believe what just happened now.\u201d <\/p>\n
Mladenovic and Guo only started playing together this year, and it\u2019s a first Grand Slam title for the Chinese player.<\/p>\n
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