A dominant United States lifted its second United Cup blended crew match title in three years after it beat Poland 2-0 on Sunday with Coco Gauff and Taylor Fritz each successful their singles matches.
The highest seeds within the $10 million match that started with 18 nations in competition clinched the trophy when Fritz defeated Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 5-7 7-6(4) after Coco Gauff outclassed Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-4 in Sydney.
The Individuals had additionally received the 2023 title within the inaugural version of the match, which serves as a tune-up occasion for the Australian Open Grand Slam.
With the second singles contest locked at one set apiece, Fritz raised his degree at 3-3 within the tiebreak of the decider to see off Hurkacz and spark big celebrations.
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Gauff earlier stepped up preparations for the yr’s first main that begins subsequent Sunday with a second successive win over world quantity two Swiatek in a blockbuster showdown that gave followers on the Ken Rosewall Area their cash’s price.
The world quantity three, who beat Swiatek en path to the WTA Finals title final season, squandered a 2-0 lead within the first set however battled again from there to achieve the higher hand within the match as her opponent counted the prices of 19 unforced errors.
In one other high-octane set that adopted, Gauff recovered a break to degree at 4-4 and went on to safe the win that ensured she ended her singles marketing campaign on the match unbeaten.
“I’ve the assumption that I’m top-of-the-line gamers on this planet. Once I play good tennis, I’m laborious to beat,” stated Gauff, who additionally beat Leylah Fernandez, Donna Vekic, Zhang Shuai and Karolina Muchova within the occasion.
“At this time I believe I performed some nice tennis. I’m glad I used to be in a position to get a degree for Workforce USA. It was robust right this moment, I’m not going to lie.”