United Cup: Stefanos Tsitsipas keeps Greece in the running
Stefanos Tsitsipas scored 1-1 for Greece in a dramatic match against Borna Coric. The United States, meanwhile, is leading against Great Britain.
by Florian Goosmann
last edit: Jan 04, 2023, 10:13 am
At the end of the day session, everything is still open in the United Cup in terms of semi-finals. The group winners are currently playing against each other in the "City Finals".
Stefanos Tsitsipas equalized for Greece against Croatia - with a 6: 0, 6: 7 (4), 7: 5 over Borna Coric, who had already fended off two match points in the second round. And sold dearly for Tsitsipas after the clear first set and was already 4-1 ahead in the decisive set. "It was against Borna, not against someone who is listed in 1000th place," said the relieved Tsitsipas after the win. He had lost all of the last three games against Coric.
Earlier, Donna Vekic put the Croatian team ahead by beating Despina Papamichail 6-2, 6-0. Now Maria Sakkari will play against Petra Martic, then Michail Pervolarakis against Borna Gojo. Followed by a mixed should the game not be decided yet.
USA leads against Great Britain
The USA, meanwhile, leads 2-1 against Great Britain: Madison Keys (2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4) and Jessica Pegula (6: 2, 6: 0) were the point makers for the Americans. In the meantime, Cameron Norrie had equalized 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4 against an unnerved Taylor Fritz, who was already in the lead with a break in the third set. But Norrie didn't give up and confirmed his early form in 2023 - he had already won against Rafael Nadal these days. Frances Tiafoe currently meets Dan Evans.
Swiatek beats Trevisan
In the duel between Poland and Italy it is 1: 1: Lorenzo Musetti had taken the lead against Daniel Michalski, Poland's superstar Iga Swiatek equalized against Martina Trevisan 6: 2, 6: 4, even if they ended up having two more chances to break had to fend off to make it 5:5. Hubert Hurkacz and Matteo Berrettini are currently on the court, followed by Magda Linette and Lucia Bronzetti.