Siniakova and Townsend, Dabrowski and Routliffe into Wimbledon doubles final

Katerina Siniakova

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The fourth seeded Czech-American duo upset No.1 seeds Hsieh Su-wei and Elise Mertens

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The 2 hour and 12-minute triumph for Townsend and Siniakova marked Hsieh's first loss in doubles at Wimbledon since 2018. She won the title in 2019 and 2023 with Barbora Strycova, and the 2021 title with Mertens. There was no Wimbledon in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in 2022, she did not play.

Siniakova, an eight-time Grand Slam singles champion, reached the semifinals at the Australian Open with Storm Hunter, before partnering Coco Gauff

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Townsend, meanwhile, will be playing for her first Grand Slam doubles title in her third final: She was runner-up with Caty McNally at the 2022 US Open to Siniakova and Krejcikova, and lost with Leylah Fernandez

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Dabrowski and Rouliffe, meanwhile, are seeking their second major as a pair after winning the US Open last year, and Dabrowski has returned to the Wimbledon final after finishing runner-up with Xu Yifan in 2019. In their semifinal match, they eased to a 6-4, 6-3 win over American No.7 seeds Caroline Dolehide

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Dabrowski and Routliffe will be contesting their fourth final of the season, and their All England Club performance has been a continuation of the form they've showed since reuniting for the grass-court season. (Dabrowski had been off the tour since the Miami Open.) They won the title in Nottingham, and were also runners-up in Eastbourne.