Canada and the USA achieved their first victories at the United Cup

In Sydney, Australia, the United Cup tournament is underway. Today witnessed confrontations in Group B between Canada and Chile, as well as in Group C between the USA and the United Kingdom.

In the clash between North and South American nations, the representatives of Canada emerged victorious. Initially, the 35th-ranked player in the world, Leylah Fernandez, easily bested her Chilean opponent, the 668th-ranked player, Daniela Seguel, securing victory in the first two sets:

Leylah Fernandez - Daniela Seguel 6:2, 6:3

Following this, on the men's side of the competition, the 314th-ranked player in the world, Steven Diez, faced off against the 19th-ranked player, Nicolás Jarry. Here, albeit less confidently, the victory went to the Chilean, prevailing in the first two sets:

Steven Diez - Nicolás Jarry 5:7, 6:4

The fate of the group standings was determined in the doubles match, a fiercely contested battle. On the court, the Canadian pair of Leylah Fernandez and Steven Diez encountered the representatives from Chile - Daniela Seguel and Thomas Barrios Vera. The first set favored Canada, the second Chile, and in the third set, the game extended to the eighteenth game, ultimately clinched by the representatives of the North American country:

Leylah Fernandez/Steven Diez - Daniela Seguel/Tomas Barrios Vera 7:5, 4:6, 10:8

In the contest between the USA and the United Kingdom, representatives from North America also emerged stronger.

In the women's doubles, the fifth-ranked player in the world, Jessica Pegula, succumbed to the 56th-ranked player, Katy Butler, despite winning the first set. The representative of the European country claimed the following two sets with scores of 6:4:

Jessica Pegula - Katy Butler 7:5, 4:6, 4:6

In the men's doubles, the tenth-ranked player in the world, Taylor Fritz, proved superior to the eighteenth-ranked player, Cameron Norrie. Both sets were in favor of the American:

Taylor Fritz - Cameron Norrie 7:6, 6:4

The outcome for the group points in this clash was also determined in the doubles match, in quite an epic manner. The third set had to be decided in seventeen games. On the court, the pairs of Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz faced off against Katy Butler and Neal Skupski. The first set was dominantly secured by the British, the second by the Americans, and in the third, once again, the Americans prevailed, securing ten games:

Jessica Pegula/Taylor Fritz - Katy Butler/Neal Skupski 1:6, 7:6, 10:7