Routliffe ousted in Wimbledon quarters

Erin Routliffe (left) and Gaby Dabrowsi beaten in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. PHOTO: WTA

New Zealand tennis pro Erin Routliffe and Canadian Gaby Dabrowski have been beaten in the quarterfinals of the Ladies Doubles at Wimbledon.

The second seeds who were beaten finalists last year lost to Russia Veronika Kudermetova and Belgian Elise Mertens 7-5 7-6(4).

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The match on Corut 1 lasted one hour 43 minutes, but Kudermetova and Mertens winning the vital points when needed including from 4-4 in the tiebreak to win.

Routliffe and Dabrowski have had an interrupted season, with Dabrowski sidelined with a rib injury.

Dabrowski and Routliffe won the 2023 US Open doubles title and in 2024 made the Australian Open semi-finals and the Wimbledon final.

They finished 2024 winning the WTA Finals in Riyadh.

They reached the Australian Open semi-finals again this year and combined to win the Stuttgart Open.