PERTH, Australia — Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter were on hand on Friday for the first day of the United Cup mixed team tournament, as the new tennis season begins after a short break to focus on next month’s Australian Open, with England hosting host nation Australia. led to a 2-0 victory. .
Spain defeated Brazil 2-1 to begin a revamped $10 million tournament involving 18 countries, which will also be held in Sydney.
Norrie overcame a mid-game slump in Group C against Alex de Minaur to win 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2) at a packed RAC Arena, snapping a nine-game losing streak against top-ranked opponents in the world. I stopped. 20.
De Minaur’s British girlfriend Boulter then settled for a draw with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Ajla Tomljanovic, who missed much of last season due to a knee injury that required surgery. I added.
Alejandro Davidovic Fokina and his mixed doubles partner Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated the pair of Beatriz Haddad Maia and Marcelo Melo 6-4, 7-5 in the Group A Spain vs. Brazil final. Ta.
United Cup debutant Davidovic Fokina defeated Thiago Seybos Wild 6-4, 6-0 in his first match of the season, dominating his opponent from the baseline and not facing a break point throughout the match, leading Spain to 1-1. He led with 0.
But Brazil hit back with world No. 11 Haddad Maia, who defeated Sorribes Tormo 7-6 (1), 6-2 in a rematch of their fourth-round Marathon French Open earlier this year.
“I think we had a great time on the court and it was a lot of fun to come back and play with Sara,” world No. 26 Davidovic Fokina told reporters. “We didn’t care… Obviously we did, but the result was like the last one. We were having fun out there and just kept getting better.”
World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Iga Swiatek are among the big names preparing for the New Year’s opening Grand Slam, to be held in Melbourne from January 14 to 28, and are scheduled to compete in the coming days. I plan to participate.
On Saturday, the Czech Republic take on China in Perth, Poland take on Brazil, the Netherlands take on Norway and Italy take on Germany in Sydney. The finals are scheduled for January 7th.