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Routliffe, Dabrowski into Aussie quarters

Updated: Jan 21

Another Grand Slam quarterfinal for the New Zealand and Canadian combination of Erin Routliffe and Gaby Dabrowski.
New Zealand's Erin Routliffe (right) and Gaby Dabrowski have reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open for the second consecutive year PHOTO: NZSW

Another Grand Slam quarterfinal for the New Zealand and Canadian combination of Erin Routliffe and Gaby Dabrowski.


The second seeded pair are through to the last eight at the Australian Open, but only after another come from a set down victory, this time over 15th seeds Beatriz Hadda Maia (Brazil) and Germany's Laura Siegemund 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 in two hours 29 minutes on Margaret Court Arena at the Australian Open.


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Routliffe and Dabrowski have now won all three of their matches in the tournament after dropping the first set.


In the first set they lead 5-2 only to see their lead chipped away as Dabrowski was broken in the ninth game and the tiebreak went missing with a Routliffe double fault and net error.


In the second set Siegemund was broken on three ocassions while Dabrowski had one break against her.


The final set featured just the one vital break of serve which went against top 20 singles player Haddad Maia in the 10th game.


The win follows on from their quarterfinal performance at the 2024 US Open, a runner-up finish at Wimbledon, semifinal at the 2024 Australian Open and win at the 2023 US Open.


The pair didn't play together at the 2024 French Open as Dabrowski was undergoing treatment for cancer.


The victory will pit them against the unseeded pair of Miyu Kato (Japan) and Mexico's Renata Zarazua for a place in the semifinals at this year's tournament.


Routliffe and Michael Venus also moved into the quarterfinals of the Mixed Doublesd after a walkover against Russian Alexandra Panova and Brit, Luke Glasspool.


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