United States and Kazakhstan Advance to United Cup Semifinals
The United States secured their spot in the semifinals of the United Cup in Australia after defeating China in Perth on Wednesday. Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff secured singles victories, while Desirae Krawczyk and Robert Galloway clinched the tie with a mixed doubles win.
Kazakhstan also advanced to the semifinals after defeating Germany 2-1. Elena Rybakina and Alexander Shevchenko secured singles victories for Kazakhstan, while Germany's lone point came from Laura Siegemund and Fabian Fallert in mixed doubles.
Great Britain and Bulgaria Advance in Adelaide
Katie Boulter's dominant win over Olivia Gadecki propelled Great Britain into the quarterfinals of the United Cup in Adelaide. In other matches, Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria and Jordan Thompson of Australia secured victories in their respective second-round matches.
Other Notable Results
Czech Jiri Lehecka, Chilean Nicolas Jarry, and Japanese Kei Nishikori all secured victories in their respective matches. Nishikori's win over third-seeded Karen Khachanov of Russia was particularly impressive, as he overcame seven aces and five double faults from his opponent.
Fourth-seeded Arthur Fils of France also advanced to the quarterfinals with a win over Zizou Bergs of Belgium.
5 Comments
Rotfront
👏 Desirae Krawczyk and Robert Galloway coming through in the clutch for the USA!
Matzomaster
👍 Great to see so many different countries and players represented, it's truly a global event.
Karamba
🎉 So excited to see the USA and Kazakhstan in the semifinals!
Matzomaster
😊 Loving the United Cup format, it brings a new level of excitement to tennis!
Karamba
😴 Mixed doubles? Who even cares about mixed doubles? Just play singles and doubles!