Doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski of Ottawa teamed with Victoria Mboko of Toronto to lead Canada to a win over Denmark on Saturday in Group A playoffs of the Billie Jean King Cup in Monterrey, Mexico.
Dabrowski and Mboko, who had played a single match 20 minutes before the doubles showdown, defeated the Denmark pairing of Emma Kamper and Johanne Christine Svendsen 6-2, 6-4 in 59 minutes to win the best-of-three showdown 2-1.
The Canadians had four aces and only one double fault in the match, winning 62 points out of the 100 up for grabs. The Canadians had three break point conversions.
Dabrowski and Mboko will play Mexico on Sunday in a winner-take-all showdown at 5 p.m. ET, with the winner advancing to the 2026 qualifiers. Mexico beat Denmark 2-1 in their Group A playoff on Friday.
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