MONTREAL, August 3, 2024 (Tennis Canada Press Release)
Gabriela Dabrowski (Ottawa, ON) and Félix Auger-Aliassime (Montreal, QC) made Canadian history today by winning the bronze medal in mixed doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In only their second Olympic appearance as a duo, after finishing ninth at Tokyo 2020, they defeated the Dutch pair of Wesley Koolhof and Demi Schuurs by a score of 6-3, 7-6(2) to clinch third place in the competition. This is Canada’s first Olympic tennis medal since 2000 when Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor won gold in men’s doubles in Sydney.
Your 2024 Paris Olympics mixed doubles medalists 👏
🥇: Machac & Siniakova
🥈: Wang & Zhang
🥉: Aliassime & Dabrowski pic.twitter.com/lFn3NBjmjP— Cincinnati Open (@CincyTennis) August 2, 2024
“I am experiencing unique emotions right now, as a childhood dream comes true. I hope this will inspire and encourage other young people in Canada to pursue their aspirations and keep dreaming. Today, we have achieved one of our greatest goals, and it is a tremendous pleasure to share this historic moment with the Canadian team and with Gabriela,” shared Auger-Aliassime.
“It’s a childhood dream come true. As Olympians, we play for something greater than ourselves. This achievement is incredibly rewarding and demonstrates all the sacrifices and efforts we have invested throughout our lives, as well as those of our support team: parents, coaches, and trainers. It is a tremendous honour, and we are very proud of ourselves and of being able to give back to Canada,” said Dabrowski.
