{"id":15222,"date":"2024-01-06T02:12:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T07:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/iga-swiatek-hubert-hurkacz-lead-poland-into-united-cup-final\/06\/01\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-01-06T02:12:43","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T07:12:43","slug":"iga-swiatek-hubert-hurkacz-lead-poland-into-united-cup-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/iga-swiatek-hubert-hurkacz-lead-poland-into-united-cup-final\/06\/01\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Iga Swiatek, Hubert Hurkacz lead Poland into United Cup final"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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SYDNEY — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek<\/a> won her singles match Saturday after Hubert Hurkacz<\/a> gave her team the early lead over France to advance Poland to the United Cup mixed teams final.<\/p>\n

Swiatek won 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 while ATP No. 9-ranked Hurkacz’s 6-3, 7-5 defeat of Adrian Mannarino<\/a> gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead. For good measure, Poland later won the mixed doubles for a final 3-0 score line.<\/p>\n

Australia plays Germany in the other semifinal later Saturday, with the winner to face Poland in Sunday’s final, also at Sydney’s Ken Rosewall Arena.<\/p>\n

Hurkacz won 31 of 36 points on his first serve and had 15 aces.<\/p>\n

“He’s really difficult to play against; I was just fighting for every point and I was able stay positive and was really resilient today,” Hurkacz said.<\/p>\n

Top-seeded Poland lost just one match in the group stage of the tournament in Perth before beating China 3-0 to reach the final four for the second straight year.<\/p>\n

In the Australia-Germany semifinal, Ajla Tomljanovic<\/a> is scheduled to lead the tie off for the hosts against Angelique Kerber<\/a> before Alex de Minaur takes on Germany’s Alexander Zverev<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mixed doubles will see the Australian team of Storm Hunter<\/a> and Matt Ebden take on Laura Siegemund<\/a> and Maximilian Marterer<\/a> of Germany, although late changes can be made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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SYDNEY — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek won her singles match Saturday after Hubert Hurkacz gave her team the early lead over France