China's Xu and teammate Dabrowski lose in semis at BNP Paribas Open women's doubles

WASHINGTON, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese player Xu Yifan and partner Gabriela Dabrowski from Canada lost to Belgium's Elise Mertens and Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus in the women's doubles semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday.

Fifth seeds Xu and Dabrowski lost the match at 6-2, 7-6 (5) in one hour and 20 minutes.

Xu and Dabrowski had eight breaking chances but only converted two while their opponents were more efficient, converting four out of seven breaking points.

The BNP Paribas Open will end on March 17.