Canada’s Dabrowski Reaches French Open Women’s Doubles Semifinals

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and her Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani advanced to the women’s doubles semifinals at the French Open with a solid straight-sets win on Tuesday in Paris. The No. 4-seeded pair defeated Russia’s Vera Zvonareva and Germany’s Laura Siegemund, who were seeded 11th, by a score of 6-4, 7-5.

Dabrowski and Stefani will now face the tournament’s top seeds, Katerina Siniakova of Czechia and American Taylor Townsend, for a place in the final at Stade Roland Garros.

In other quarterfinal action, teenager Mirra Andreeva cruised into the women’s semifinals with a commanding 6-0, 6-3 victory over Sorana Cirstea on Court Philippe-Chatrier. Play began under the court’s closed roof due to rain, marking Cirstea’s first quarterfinal appearance at Roland Garros in 17 years.

The 19-year-old Russian dominated from the start, breaking the serve of the 36-year-old Romanian veteran twice early in the match to take control. Although Cirstea fought back in the second set and traded breaks, Andreeva’s powerful groundstrokes and net play ultimately prevailed.

Andreeva will face the winner of an all-Ukrainian quarterfinal between Elina Svitolina and Marta Kostyuk, who remains unbeaten on clay this season.

On the men’s side, Spain’s rising star Rafael Jodar was outmatched by second-seeded Alexander Zverev, falling 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-3. Meanwhile, Jakub Mensik secured a spot in the semi-finals by defeating Brazilian breakout player Joao Fonseca 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(3). Mensik became the youngest Czech man to reach the semis at a Grand Slam event.

This report includes material from The Associated Press.