Three-from-three in group play for Kiwi Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gaby Dabrowski at the WTA Finals in Riyadh
The second seeds came from a set and a break down to defeat No 5 seeds Caroline Dolehide and Desirae Krawczyk 4-6, 6-3, [10-6] in 1 hour and 33 minutes on the last day of round-robin play.
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For the second straight year, Dabrowski and Routliffe finish the group stage of the competition with a perfect 3-0 record and make the semifinals.
They improve to 2-1 overall against Dolehide and Krawczyk following a victory in the Wimbledon semifinals and a loss in the Toronto final this year.
The American duo will take second place in the group, and join Dabrowski and Routliffe in the semifinals.
A pair of clean return winners on the Dabrowski serve enabled Dolehide and Krawczyk to break the Canadian in the final game of the first set.
But at 2-0 in the second, Krawczyk double faulted down break point, and from there the 2023 US Open champions gradually took control. Dabrowski's proficiency at net proved crucial, and she delivered a series of winners at net in the super-tiebreak.