Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff teamed up to guide the United States through an exhilarating United Cup tie against Canada in Group A on Sunday. (More Tennis News)
In a winner-takes-all mixed doubles clash, Gauff and Fritz earned a hard-fought 7-6 (7-2) 7-5 victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime and Leylah Fernandez, sealing a 2-1 triumph.
Fritz had바카라 웹사이트lost his singles clash with바카라 웹사이트Auger-Aliassime, but made amends for his earlier display, with the Americans recovering after letting two break leads slip in both sets.바카라 웹사이트
"Really happy with how we played today in the mixed,"바카라 웹사이트Gauff said. "I felt we got better the longer the match went.
"We had a lot of chances, and finally we were able to stick 'em when it mattered."
"After the way I lost my singles match, it would have been really tough to go home today with a mixed doubles loss today as well," Fritz added.바카라 웹사이트
"Thank you, Coco,바카라 웹사이트for carrying the team, and we got it done."
In the opening match,바카라 웹사이트Gauff picked up where she left off from last season by comfortably dispatching Fernandez to seal a 6-3 6-2 win, losing just four points on her own serve.바카라 웹사이트
But바카라 웹사이트Auger-Aliassime바카라 웹사이트levelled the tie and kept Canada alive with a바카라 웹사이트comeback victory over Fritz, his first triumph over the American after three previous meetings.바카라 웹사이트
The Canadian prevailed after two hours and 18 minutes, emerging a 4-6 7-5 6-3 victor, but he was unable to beat Fritz again in the doubles soon after.바카라 웹사이트
In Group E,바카라 웹사이트Alexander Zverev produced a commanding straight-sets triumph바카라 웹사이트over바카라 웹사이트Thiago Monteiro to steer Germany to victory over Brazil after바카라 웹사이트Laura Siegemund's earlier win.
Zverev claimed immediate breaks in both sets to ease to a 6-4 6-4 victory, serving 11 aces and dropping just three points on his first serve in the one-hour and 17-minute clash.바카라 웹사이트
"I'm very happy to be back playing for Team Germany again," Zverev said. "Perth is one of my favourite cities in Australia, and바카라 웹사이트I'm enjoying my time on the court.
"I think this is the first time we've been up 2-0 in a tie. Last year we played a deciding match every single time, so it's nice to know that we've got this one in the bag already."
Siegemund's win was less straightforward, as she outlasted바카라 웹사이트Beatriz Haddad Maia to emerge a 6-3 1-6 6-4 victor in a gruelling affair.바카라 웹사이트
She played for over two-and-a-half hours before crossing the finishing line, claiming her 20th top-20 win, coming from behind in the first set by winning nine consecutive games.바카라 웹사이트
Germany completed a 3-0 sweep of the tie when Siegemund teamed with Tim Puetz to defeat바카라 웹사이트Rafael Matos바카라 웹사이트and Carolina Alves 7-6 (10-8)바카라 웹사이트6-4 in the mixed doubles rubber.
Italy, meanwhile, also made a winning start, with Jasmine Paolini earning her first victory of the new season by comfortably beating바카라 웹사이트Belinda Bencic.바카라 웹사이트
Paolini claimed a 6-1 6-1 victory in her first match since leading Italy to the Billie Jean King Cup title in November, with this win her first over the Swiss at the third attempt.바카라 웹사이트
Flavio Cobolli had put Italy into a 1-0 lead earlier in the day after edging past바카라 웹사이트Dominic Stephan Stricker 6-3 7-6 (7-2) following a breakthrough year on the court.바카라 웹사이트
Following Paolini's win,바카라 웹사이트Sara Errani and바카라 웹사이트Andrea Vavassori바카라 웹사이트completed the sweep with a 6-4, 6-4 victory against Bencic and Stricker.
In Norway's first tie of their campaign, Casper Ruud's enthralling 7-6 (8-6) 5-7 6-4 win over바카라 웹사이트Tomas Machac mattered little as his country were beaten by the Czech Republic.
Karolina Muchova got her nation off to a blistering start by brushing aside Malene Helgo 6-2 6-2 in one hour and 17 minutes before Ruud levelled up the tie soon after.바카라 웹사이트
But바카라 웹사이트Machac recovered from his earlier defeat to send his country top of Group B, teaming up with Muchova to beat바카라 웹사이트Ulrikke Eikeri and바카라 웹사이트Viktor Durasovic 6-4 6-4.바카라 웹사이트
