Two surgeries, recovery, rehabilitation. And tennis. Dabrowski advanced in the doubles on Wednesday. Picture: Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images She made the women’s doubles final at Wimbledon.

Canadian tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski says she’s been floored by the response of fans, as she makes her way back from battling breast cancer in 2024, to winning matches at the Australian Open.

Gabriela Ruse defeated Irina Begu 6-4, 6-0 on Tuesday in Melbourne, in a Romanian showdown in the first round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam tournament of the year. Ruse (27 years old, ...