Canada takes home bronze in mixed doubles tennis

PARIS –  Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Felix Auger-Aliassime won the tennis mixed doubles bronze badge astatine nan Paris Olympics connected Friday pinch a 6-3, 7-6 (2) triumph complete Demi Schuurs and Wesley Koolhof of nan Netherlands.

Ottawa’s Dabrowski and Montreal’s Auger-Aliassime won nan past 2 points of nan second-set tiebreaker connected return, and clinched nan badge erstwhile Dabrowski forced a Schuurs correction connected lucifer point.

The Canadians appeared to beryllium coasting to triumph starring 4-2 successful nan 2nd set, but nan Dutch tandem held successful nan seventh game, past came down from a 40-15 shortage to people a lifesaving break to necktie nan group 4-4.

The Canadians recovered and took an early 3-0 lead successful nan 2nd group tiebreaker. After Schuurs and Koolhof trim nan lead to 1 pinch 2 points connected serve, nan Canadians answered pinch 4 consecutive points to scope nan podium.

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Canada’s only different Olympic tennis medal came successful 2000, erstwhile Daniel Nestor hit nan heavily-favoured Australian duo of Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde successful nan men’s doubles last astatine nan Sydney Games.

Auger-Aliassime has a chance to adhd to that erstwhile he plays for men’s singles bronze connected Saturday. The Canadian missed retired connected a chance to play for golden aft losing 6-1, 6-1 to Spanish prima Carlos Alcaraz successful a semifinal earlier Friday.