Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe were on the wrong end of a comeback, falling 4-6, 7-6 , 11-9 to Americans Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands in the Miami Open women's doubles final on Sunday.Erin Routliffe of New Zealand, right, and Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa, left, lost 4-6, 7-6 , 11-9 to Americans Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands at Hard Rock Stadium in Sunday's Miami Open women's final.
In the match tiebreak game, Kenin and Mattek-Sands turned a 5-0 edge into an 8-4 lead. Dabrowski and Routliffe kept plugging away, though, making it a 9-9 game before the Americans pulled away to seal the win.Americans Sofia Kenin and Bethanie Mattek-Sands defeat Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand 4-6, 7-6 , 11-9 in the Miami Open women's doubles final. Kenin and Mattek-Sands entered the tournament draw as alternates after the withdrawal of another team.
In a flawless display on a 79-degree afternoon, Sinner, the 2024 Australian Open champion, moved to 22-1 on the year in winning the Miami Open for the first time. Sinner had been runner-up twice in 2021 and 2023. Sinner? Sorry, I think you mean Winner… 😌@MiamiOpen | #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/tV8NNikfHwSinner, who was never broken and faced just one break point, was undeterred by the pro-Dimitrov crowd and could be an early favourite for the upcoming French Open.
Dimitrov, 10 years older than Sinner at 32, will vault into the top 10 rankings for the first time since 2018 while Sinner also hits a milestone, moving from No. 3 to 2 — highest ranking of his young career.
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