Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani progressed to the Round of 16 in the women’s doubles event at the U.S. Open after defeating Italy’s Sara Errani and Austria’s Lilli Tagger 6-2, 7-5 in New York. Dabrowski, hailing from Ottawa, and Stefani, the second seeds, capitalized on five out of eight break opportunities and successfully defended four of Errani and Tagger’s six breakpoint chances. The match lasted one hour and 27 minutes.
Dabrowski, a two-time U.S. Open doubles champion in 2023 and 2025, along with Stefani, will face Japan’s Eri Hozumi and Slovenia’s Andreja Klepac in the next round. Hozumi and Klepac advanced by defeating American Asia Muhammad and Hungary’s Fanny Stoller. In another match, Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Indonesia’s Janice Tjen were defeated 6-4, 6-4 by New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Indonesia’s Aldila Sutjiadi in the second round. Fernandez and Tjen converted only one of their six breakpoint opportunities, while Routliffe and Sutjiadi broke on three of their five chances.
Fernandez also suffered a loss in the third round of the women’s singles event to third-seeded American Jessica Pegula. Meanwhile, in other U.S. Open action, Alexander Zverev secured a comfortable win over Alejandro Tabilo, advancing his quest for a second Grand Slam title. Naomi Osaka overcame a challenging match against Belgium’s Elise Mertens, winning in three sets. Young talents Iva Jovic and Filipina Alexandra Eala engaged in a thrilling battle, with Jovic emerging victorious. Fourth seed Coco Gauff also triumphed over Spain’s Cristina Bucsa to reach the fourth round.
Furthermore, second seed Elena Rybakina progressed in the tournament after defeating Yuliia Starodubtseva, setting up a match against Osaka. Other notable winners included Iga Swiatek and Mirra Andreeva. However, the day witnessed several American players, including Taylor Fritz, Madison Keys, and Amanda Anisimova, facing early exits in the tournament. Fritz, in particular, suffered a surprising defeat to Francisco Cerundolo, while Keys and Anisimova also bowed out of the competition.
