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Iga Swiatek became the ninth pistillate to triumph a 3rd large rubric earlier her 22nd day erstwhile she lifted the US Open successful SeptemberWorld fig 1 Iga Swiatek was near successful tears aft a straight-set decision by American Jessica Pegula successful the semi-finals of the inaugural United Cup.
Pegula, ranked 3rd successful the world, needed conscionable 71 minutes to wrapper up a ascendant 6-2 6-2 triumph successful Sydney.
Poland's Swiatek, the French and US Open champion, had beaten Pegula successful their erstwhile 4 meetings.
"She's 1 of the champion players successful the satellite truthful you person to beryllium truly connected apical of your crippled to win," Swiatek said.
"It was ever similar that, adjacent past season, truthful I'm not surprised, due to the fact that I cognize what she tin do. I'm much amazed I wasn't capable to measurement up to her crippled today."
The decision is simply a stroke to Swiatek with the Australian Open successful Melbourne conscionable 2 weeks away.
The 21-year-old enjoyed a good 2022 featuring a 37-match winning streak that enabled her to assertion six titles successful a enactment - including the French Open astatine Roland Garros - earlier winning the US Open successful New York successful September.
In Friday's 2nd singles rubber, Frances Tiafoe bushed Kacper Zuk 6-3 6-3 to enactment the United States 2-0 up and connected the brink of a spot successful the final.
Tiafoe, 24, said helium had been inspired by Pegula's show against Swiatek.
"I judge I'm playing immoderate of the champion tennis of my life, I'm conscionable having amusive retired determination connected court," helium said
"Jess is an unbelievable subordinate and aft that I was like, 'yeah, I request to travel retired and enactment connected a amusement for you guys'."
The tie's last 2 singles matches - Taylor Fritz v Hubert Hurkacz and Madison Keys v Magda Linette - instrumentality spot connected Saturday. A mixed doubles rubber would past beryllium played if required.
The 2nd semi-final betwixt Greece and Italy begins aboriginal connected Friday.
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