US Open 2025
Dates: August 24 through September 7 in Flushing Meadows, New York
The top seeds Taylor Townsend and Katerina Siniakova defeated top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe in straight sets to claim the US Open women’s doubles title for the second time.
On Arthur Ashe Stadium, Canada’s Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Routliffe defeated them 6-4, 6-4, to win the previous championship game at Flushing Meadows in 2023.
Dabrowski, who is still competing for the sport’s biggest prizes, revealed in December that she had surgery to treat breast cancer earlier in 2024 and had undergone additional treatment.
After being diagnosed with cancer in April of this year, Dabrowski and her doubles partner Routliffe lost to Townsend and Siniakova in the Wimbledon final before regaining control of the American/Czech pairing to win the WTA Finals in November.
Before Friday’s US Open final, Dabrowski, 33, discussed the new perspective she’d gained over the previous 18 months.
After the duo’s first Grand Slam victory since receiving her diagnosis, Dabrowski addressed 30-year-old Routliffe on the court, “Erin, what a wild ride. It has been utterly crazy.
We’ve been through a lot together, and I’m proud to be able to support you today. The world is meant by that.
“We rock on, and I appreciate you sticking by me.”
Townsend’s successful US Open came to an end as a result of a doubles defeat.
The 29-year-old made it to the last 16 of the women’s singles, matching her best Grand Slam run, despite an argument between the pair at the final match that ended up being won.
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Source: BBC
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