Hurkacz, at a career-high nine in the world, defeated left-hander Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 7-5 in Sydney before World No. 1 Swiatek toppled Caroline Garcia 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
Poland’s Iga Swiatek returns to France’s Caroline Garcia in Sydney on Saturday. Pic/AFP
Four-time Grand Slam winner Iga Swiatek and teammate Hubert Hurkacz swept top seeds Poland into the United Cup final on Saturday with a hard-fought victory over France.
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Hurkacz, at a career-high nine in the world, defeated left-hander Adrian Mannarino 6-3, 7-5 in Sydney before World No. 1 Swiatek toppled Caroline Garcia 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.
They will play Alexander Zverev’s Germany in Sunday’s mixed teams competition decider in the lead-up to the Australian Open.
It is the first final for Poland, who lost at the semi-final stage last year to eventual champions the United States. “I’m happy that I came back and I didn’t make so many mistakes as in the first set,” Swiatek said.
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“For sure, Caro was putting pressure as usual, so I’m happy that we’re through to the final. Sometimes it’s a bit hard to point [to] one thing that changed [after the first set]. I just feel like I needed to calm down a little bit and not rush it,” she added.
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