Poland joined the United States as a team that qualified for the Final Four of the United Cup thanks to the mixed doubles win of Iga Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz against Italians Camilla Rosatello and Lorenzo Musetti by 6-1 and 6-2.
Swiatek won every singles and doubles match he played in this mixed competition, which opens the WTA and ATP circuits.
Poland and Italy ended the individual matches of the final tie at the Brisbane venue with a 2-2 draw, so the mixed doubles will be decided to determine the team that will advance in the Final Four in Sydney.
The excellence of the Polish couple was revealed: they did not agree to a ‘break’ point and, on the other hand, he broke his rivals’ serve five times, three in the first set and two in the second.
It was a brilliant finish to a tie where the women’s singles went to Poland and the men’s to Italy.
Iga Swiatek defeated Martina Trevisan 6-2 and 6-4 and Magda Linette defeated Lucia Bronzetti 6-1 and 6-2and Lorenzo Musetti over Daniel Michalski 6-1 and 6-1 and Matteo Berrettini over Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 3-6 and 6-3.
Previously, the United States qualified with more authority for the Final Four by defeating Great Britain 4-1 in the tie played in Sydney.
Crossing began to tie, after the victories of the American Madison Keys against Katie Swan by 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 and the British Cameron Norrie against Taylor Fritz by 6-4, 5- 7 and 6-4.
But the next two points went to the US team: Jessica Pegula beat Harriet Dart 6-2, 6-0 and Frances Tiafoe beat Daniel Evans 3-6, 7-5, 6-3after a laborious return.
In mixed doubles, Pegula and Fritz beat Dart and Evans 6-4, 6-4.
The Greece-Croatia tie was played in Perthwhich started with Donna Vekic winning 6-2 and 6-0 against Helena Despina Papamichail.
However, the Greek team overcame their deficit with points of Stefanos Tsitsipas, who won a tough match against Croatian Borna Coric, 6-0, 6-7 (4) and 7-5and Maria Sakkari, who defeated Petra Martic 6-3, 6-3.
The second men’s match was scheduled to be played for Greece by Michail Pervolarakis, but he pulled out instead Stefanos Sacellaridis, who lost to Borna Gojo 6-4, 6-2, so everything will be decided in the mixed.
The best of three losing teams will also get ranked.
Source: La Verdad
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