The United States completes a 5-0 clean sweep in its semifinal against Poland, while Italy only needs to win one more rubber against Greece to make the United Cup tournament decider.
abc.net.au/news/united-cup-tennis-us-thrashes-poland/101835122Team USA has completed a 5-0 semifinal drubbing of Poland to emphatically underline its United Cup title credentials.A victory in the mixed doubles iced the 5-0 tie resultA 6-7 , 6-4, 10-6 mixed-doubles victory for Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula over veteran Łukasz Kubot and teenager Alicja Rosolska rounded out another American clean sweep in Sydney.
The US will enter Sunday's final against either Italy or Greece, having dropped only two rubbers out of 20 in its four ties so far at the mixed-teams event. Their tie was already sealed before the mixed doubles rubber after Fritz edged Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 , 7-6 in two tight tie-break sets earlier on Saturday to give the US an unassailable 3-0 lead.
Madison Keys then routed Magda Linette 6-4, 6-2 to remain unbeaten in four Cup singles matches, before Fritz and Pegula rallied from a set down to complete the whitewash under a closed roof at Ken Rosewall Arena. The US had enjoyed a commanding 2-0 overnight buffer after singles wins on Friday for Pegula and Frances Tiafoe.Italy enjoyed a 2-0 lead entering session two of the second semifinal after singles wins on Friday night for Martina Trevisan and Lorenzo Musetti.
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