SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 4, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Both the United States and Poland took care of their respective semifinal opponents – Czechia for Team USA and upstart Kazakhstan for the Polish – in similar fashion. Each nation clinched their last-four […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 4, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Team Czechia’s road to the United Cup semifinals has been a challenging one. However, the Czechs have succeeded behind a dynamic duo comprised of Karolina Muchova and Tomas Machac. They have played outstanding […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 3, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Throughout the United Cup, Karolina Muchova and Tomas Machac have provided a formidable one-two punch for Team Czechia. Together, they stunned Italy and clinched their quarterfinal tie Thursday evening by winning both singles […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 3, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) Two of the top three-ranked WTA players have played key roles in leading their respective teams into the United Cup semifinals taking place in Sydney on Saturday. Both Coco Gauff of the United […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) For nearly three hours inside Ken Rosewall Arena, Great Britain’s Katie Boulter went toe-to-toe with former World No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland in their quarterfinal-round women’s singles match at the United Cup […]
PERTH/SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 2, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) As the third edition of the United Cup reaches the last four this weekend in Sydney, one of the surprises of this ATP/WTA mixed-team event has been Team Kazakhstan. The ninth-seeded team, which […]
PERTH/SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, January 1, 2025 (by Michael Dickens) On a busy New Year’s Day Down Under at the United Cup, the United States and Kazakhstan wrapped up their quarterfinal ties in Perth by winning both singles matches. Team USA defeated China […]
SYDNEY/PERTH/WASHINGTON, December 31, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) Flavio Cobolli saved a match point during an 18-point, second-set tiebreaker against Ugo Humbert at the United Cup inside Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney Tuesday afternoon during Italy’s Group D tie with France. […]
SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, December 31, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) One of the most interesting and exciting aspects of the United Cup mixed teams event, which is taking place this week in the Australian coastal cities of Sydney and Perth, has been the inclusion […]
PERTH/SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, December 30, 2024 (by Michael Dickens) With a berth in the United Cup quarterfinals already secured during singles, Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Laura Siegemund teamed to beat Zhang Zhizhen and Zhang Shuai of China, 6-2, 7-6 (3), in the […]
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