Duel with Poland starts balanced
Bencic loses, Hüsler wins the United Cup
Belinda Bencic and Marc-Andrea Hüsler contest the first two singles against Poland. There is one win and one loss, so the duel in the United Cup is open after day 1.
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Belinda Bencic puts up a good fight against the world number 1.
In the game between Poland and Switzerland in the United Cup, the new competition in a mixed format, the score is 1-1 after the first day.
The winner of this encounter in Brisbane will go into the semi-finals bid as group winners.
Marc-Andrea Hüsler (ATP 56) scored the point for Switzerland on the first day. The man from Zurich dominated against Daniel Michalski, the 260th in the world rankings, and won 6: 3, 6: 2.
This is how the United Cup works
The 18 teams were divided into six groups of three, with two groups each playing their games in one city. Five games will be played: two men’s and two women’s singles and at the end a mixed doubles. The group winners qualify for the city final (quarterfinals) and play there with the winner of the other group in their city for a place in the semifinals. The last place among the top four gets the best losing team of the quarterfinals. The semi-finals and the final will be held in Sydney. You can see the United Cup on Sky or Tennis TV.
The 18 teams were divided into six groups of three, with two groups each playing their games in one city. Five games will be played: two men’s and two women’s singles and at the end a mixed doubles. The group winners qualify for the city final (quarterfinals) and play there with the winner of the other group in their city for a place in the semifinals. The last place among the top four gets the best losing team of the quarterfinals. The semi-finals and the final will be held in Sydney. You can see the United Cup on Sky or Tennis TV.
Belinda Bencic is doing well against world number one Iga Swiatek, the undisputed dominator of women’s tennis. She loses the first set 3:6, in the second set she fights her way into a tie-break, in which she has to admit defeat 3:7.
The two singles on Tuesday will be contested for Switzerland by Stan Wawrinka and Jil Teichmann. Wawrinka starts with the match against the powerful giant Hubert Hurkacz, number 10 in the world rankings. Teichmann will then have to deal with Magda Linette (WTA 48). A possibly decisive mixed doubles will conclude the encounter. (SDA)