Luisa Stefani and Gabriela Dabrowski take second place at the WTA 500 in Tokyo

After 15 victories and three consecutive trophies, the duo formed by Brazilian Luisa Stefani and Canadian Gabriela Dabrowski were finally defeated this Sunday (1st).

In the final of the WTA 500 in Tokyo, Japan, the tennis players ended up being defeated by the Italians Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani by 2 sets to 0, with a double 6-2, in a match that lasted exactly one hour.

Fatigue may have been a determining factor in the defeat without major challenges this Sunday – the Italians won 62% of the points and had 80% success when serving against just 55% of their opponents.

This was the fourth consecutive decision for the partnership, which previously won the WTA 250 in São Paulo and the WTA's 1000 in Beijing and Wuhan, both in China. There were 15 games (and 15 wins) in a period of 44 days, in addition to the trips.

In the doubles ranking, which separates athletes individually considering possible results with different partners, Luisa is the third best in the world and Gabriela the fourth.

In the run-up to the WTA Finals, which will decide the best pair in the world starting next week in Indian Wells, in the United States, the Stefani-Dabrowski partnership is number 1 on the planet.