Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and Luisa Stefani defeated Belgian Elise Mertens and China’s Zhang Shuai 6-3, 7-6(5) in their WTA Finals doubles opener on Monday at Indian Wells.
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Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa and her Brazilian partner Luisa Stefani opened the WTA Finals doubles tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Monday with a straight-sets win.
In their one-hour, 36-minute match, the top-seeded pair beat Belgian Elise Mertens and China’s Zhang Shuai 6-3, 7-6(5).
Dabrowski and Stefani are the top seeds in Group 1, a four-team, round-robin group that also includes Kristina Mladenovic of France and Hanyu Guo of China, plus Su-Wei Hsieh of Taiwan and Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia.
Dabrowski and Stefani finished Monday’s match with three aces, seven winners, five double faults and 14 unforced errors. They won nine of 11 service games and three of 10 return games.
Mertens and Shuai had three aces, nine winners, two double faults and 12 unforced errors. They won seven of 10 service games and two of 11 return games.
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