Gauff beats Swiatek as US win United Cup

Taylor Fritz got the amended of Poland's Hubert Hurkacz successful a third-set tie-break to clinch triumph for the United States successful the United Cup last successful Sydney.

The 6-4 5-7 7-6 (7-4) occurrence for the satellite fig 4 followed a straight-set triumph for Coco Gauff implicit Iga Swiatek successful the opening women's singles match.

It is the 2nd triumph for the US successful the mixed squad lawsuit aft they took the inaugural rubric successful 2023.

Gauff, the satellite fig three, claimed a 2nd successive triumph implicit Swiatek aft beating the erstwhile satellite fig 1 connected her mode to the WTA Finals rubric successful Riyadh successful November.

The Pole, who is present satellite fig two, took a aesculapian timeout astatine 5-4 down successful the 2nd acceptable to person strapping enactment connected her near thigh, which has bothered her each week, and aft the 6-4 6-4 decision she near the tribunal successful tears, walking gingerly.

The triumph continued a cleanable week for Gauff, 20, who had won each six of her erstwhile singles and doubles matches astatine the lawsuit arsenic she continues her preparations for the Australian Open, which begins connected 12 January successful Melbourne.

"I deliberation I person the content that I americium 1 of the champion players successful the world, and erstwhile I play bully tennis, it's hard for maine to beryllium beaten," said Gauff, who has not mislaid a singles lucifer since a decision successful October by satellite fig 1 Aryna Sabalenka successful the Wuhan semi-finals.

"Today I deliberation I played large tennis, and I'm blessed to get a constituent for my squad connected the board," she said. "It was pugnacious today. I'm not gonna lie."

The 2nd rubber proved tense but Fritz raised his level astatine 3-3 successful the tie-break of the decider to spot disconnected his hostile and spark celebrations.