Canada’s Dabrowski, Mexico’s Olmos advance to women’s doubles quarter-finals at U.S. Open | CBC Sports

Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Mexican partner Giuliana Olmos have advanced to the women’s doubles quarter-finals of the U.S. Open.

Dabrowski and Olmos beat Japan’s Ena Shibahara and Asia Muhammad of the United States 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (8) on Sunday at the Grand Slam event.

Dabrowski and Olmos, the tournament’s fifth seed, won a single tiebreak to Shibahara and Muhammad’s none.

Although Shibahara and Muhammad had three aces to Dabrowski and Olmos’s two, they had six double faults to the victors’ four.

In mixed doubles action Sunday night, Dabrowski and partner Max Purcell of Australia, were eliminated in the round of 16 by Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and her partner Jack Sock of Nebraska, 4-6, 6-7(4). Fernandez and Sock advance to Tuesday’s quarter-finals. Their opponent is still to be determined.

Gauff reaches U.S. Open quarters for 1st time

No. 12 seed Coco Gauff wagged her finger and showed the prowess that made her a U.S. Open championship contender in a 7-5, 7-5 win over Zhang Shuai.

The 18-year-old Gauff is in the U.S. Open quarter-finals for the first time in her career and will play France’s Caroline Garcia. Gauff is the youngest American woman to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals since 2009.

Gauff had the New York crowd firmly on her side and fans erupted in the third set when she wagged her finger like Dikembe Mutombo’s signature move after she went up 6-5 in the second set. Zhang had smacked a ball into the net and covered her ears because of the noise.

Garcia continued her red-hot form with a crushing 6-4 6-1 win over American 29th seed Alison Riske-Amritraj to sweep into her maiden U.S. Open quarter-final.

“I’m trying to be aggressive, go for my shots, even when I’m feeling tight. I’m having fun, yeah,” said the 17th-seeded Garcia.

Ruud set for quarter-final clash with Berrettini

Casper Ruud still has a shot a becoming a U.S. Open champion — and the first Norwegian to hold the No. 1 ranking — with his first trip to the quarter-finals. He’ll take on 13th-seeded Italian Matteo Berrettini after both players won their fourth-round matches on Sunday.

The fifth-seeded Ruud, already the first Norwegian man to appear in the third and fourth rounds at the U.S. Open, advanced with a 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2 win over Corentin Moutet.

Berrettini reached the U.S. Open quarter-finals with a 3-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain.

Ruud must reach the final for at least the opportunity to become the top-ranked player in men’s tennis. The 23-year-old Ruud, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and current No. 1 Daniil Medvedev are the only players who can end the tournament as the world’s top-ranked player. Ruud is ranked No. 7 in the world.

Ruudd used 43 winners to earn the victory for his first match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

“It has been a dream of mine to play on this court at least one time in my career,” Ruud said during an on-court interview. “Now I have a win here as well, so I can tell my future kids and grandkids that I played here and that will be a fun story to tell. It was amazing.”

Defending champion Medvedev plays Kyrgios

Also Sunday, defending champion and No. 1 seed Daniil Medvedev plays 23rd-seeded Nick Kyrgios in an Arthur Ashe Stadium showdown where the winner should be the heavy favorite to reach the final. No. 12 Gauff plays Zhang. Gauff, a French Open finalist this year, is trying to reach the quarter-finals at the U.S. Open for the first time in her career.

Moutet dropped to 0-8 lifetime against top-10 opponents but the Frenchman’s week at Flushing Meadows was already a success. He became the first lucky loser (a player who fails to make it out of qualifying but gets into the main draw when someone withdraws) to reach the fourth round at the U.S. Open.

Berrettini labored through most of the match but used 18 aces and six winning break points to advance.

“I’m really proud because I didn’t start the match the way I wanted to,” Berrettini said. “I was down a set and a break. I found the right energy. I have to say I was a little bit tired in the fourth, and he was playing unbelievable tennis. I lost the fourth, and I was like, `OK, now I’m going to give everything.”‘

Ruud holds a 3-2 career edge over Berrettini.