NEW YORK - Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe are one step closer to a second U.S. Open women's doubles title.

The third seeds rallied Tuesday to defeat 11th seeds Hungary’s Tímea Babos and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani 0-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

Dabrowski and Routliffe, the 2023 U.S. Open champions, steadied after a shaky start to swing the momentum in the second set.

Tied 4-4 in the middle set, Dabrowski and Routliffe only surrendered one point -- a forced error -- en route to taking the lead. The duo claimed the set in the next game thanks to a forehand winner, two unforced errors from their opponents and then a backhand volley winner.

In the third set, Dabrowski and Routliffe went ahead 40-15 before Babos and Stefani rallied to force a deuce. However, ba

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