The last-remaining Canadian at Roland-Garros was ousted on Friday.
Ottawa-native Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazilian Luisa Stefani were second-best against No. 1 seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend, losing 6-0, 6-1 in the semifinals.
The Canadian-Brazilian duo were under constant stress on their delivery, losing serve six times on eight attempts. Siniakova and Townsend breezed through their service games, conceding just two points behind their first delivery and not facing a single break point.
Dabrowski and Stefani struggled to get things going on serve in the first set. The fourth seeds were broken from deuce to open the match then lost serve from 15-40 in each of their next two service games as the duo went down 0-5. In an attempt to avoid the bagel, the Canadian-Brazilian team jumped out to love-30 in the sixth game but Siniakova fired three winners en route to comfortably sealing the set.
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Just when Dabrowski and Stefani found some rhythm on serve to start the second, holding to love in the first game, the duo was soon back under pressure at 1-1, 15-40. The Strasbourg champions saved one, but Townsend powered a backhand winner to force the early break.
Siniakova and Townsend cruised on their delivery, winning eight of nine service points to begin the second. The Czech-American team then extended their lead, breaking from 40-15 in the fifth game to go 4-1 in front.
The top seeds held match point in their next return game at 1-5, 30-40, and wrapped up the contest on the one-hour mark.
Dabrowski fell short of her first Roland-Garros women’s doubles final. The Ottawan reached her fourth mixed doubles final at the French Open this year but couldn’t get her hands on the title.
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Feature Photo: Martin Sidorjak
