• In the fight against the Croatians, the Greeks won the singles matches in which team leaders Stefans Tsitsips (ATP 4th) and Marija Sakari (WTA 6th) participated. Cicips defeated (6:0, 6:7 (4), 7:5) Borna Coric (ATP 26th) in a dramatic battle in two and a half hours, while Sakari beat (6:3, 6:3) Petar Martic (WTA 38th) .
• In the other two singles, Borna Gojo (ATP 144) defeated 18-year-old Stefan Sakellaridi (ATP 803), and Donna Vekic (WTA 67) defeated (6:2, 6:0) Despin Papamihail (WTA 158).
• In the decisive mixed doubles match, Cicips paired with Sakari managed (7:6 (6), 6:4) with Gojo and Martic.
• In the duel between Poland and Italy, the Poles were saved by women, world singles leader Iga Šviontek beating (6:2, 6:4) Martina Trevisan (WTA 29th), as well as experienced Magda Linet (WTA 48th) unexpectedly convincingly defeating (6:1, 6:2) Lucia Brondzetti (WTA 54.).
• In men’s singles, 20-year-old Lorenzo Muzzetti (ATP 23rd) defeated (6:1, 6:1) Daniela Mihalski (ATP 260th), but Mateo Berretini (ATP 16th) was superior in a much more equal battle (6:4, 3 :6, 6:3) over world number ten Hubert Hurkača.
• In the mixed doubles match, Šviontek paired with Hurkača left no chance (6:1, 6:2) to Muzeti and Camilla Rozatelli.
• The Italians did not grieve for long after the loss, Italy entering the semi-finals as the loser of the city finals with the highest statistical performance.
• The United Cup tournament was confidently continued by the favorite USA, defeating the British tennis players in four out of five games.
• In the first singles, the American Madison Keys (WTA 11th) beat (2:6, 6:3, 6:4) Katie Swan (WTA 145th), while the leader of the British team Cameron Norrie (ATP 14th) defeated (6:4, 5:7, 6:4) Taylor Fritz (ATP 9th).
• The world number three secured the decisive two points for the USA rocket Jessica Pegula (6:2, 6:0 against Harriet Dart (WTA 98)) and Francis Tiafoe (ATP 19), who was superior (3:6, 7:5, 6:3) over Daniel Evans in a relatively intense battle (ATP 27).
• The semi-finals, featuring the winner of each city’s final and the best of the three final losers in each city, and the grand final will follow on Friday and Saturday in Sydney.
• The “United Cup” mixed team tournament is taking place for the first time, and its prize fund is 15 million US dollars. In the 11-day long tournament, which started on December 29, 18 teams compete for 500 ATP ranking points and 500 WTA ranking points.
ATP United Cup City Finals
| city | Duel | The result |
|---|---|---|
| First | Greece – Croatia | 3:2 |
| Brisbane | Poland – Italy | 3:2 |
| Sydney | ASV – Great Britain | 4:1 |
Semi-finals (January 6)
| Duel |
|---|
| Greece – Italy |
| USA – Poland |
Sources used and competition results:
https://www.atptour.com/en/tourname…
https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/c…
