The world number 2 won her match in 3 sets to allow her country to reach the final four of the competition.
Iga Swiatek, bringing the 2-0 point thanks to her hard-fought victory over the British Katie Boulter, ensured Thursday in Sydney the qualification of Poland for the semi-finals of this mixed team competition, where she will be opposed to Kazakhstan. The world No.2 and five-time Grand Slam winner, after losing the first set in the tiebreaker, turned the tide and finally beat Katie Boulter (world 24) 6-7 (4/7), 6-1, 6- 4 in the quarter-finals.
“I’m exhausted”she declared after a match of almost three hours during which the Pole had to seek treatment during the third set in order to have a bandage placed on her thigh. “This match was completely crazy, with lots of twists and turns”added Swiatek, who faced Boulter for the first time.
Swiatek has won all her singles since the start of the week at the United Cup. Before this competition, she had only played two tournaments in four months (the US Open and the Masters), during a period disrupted by the revelation of a positive test for trimetazidine (TMZ), a drug for the heart, in August, which earned him a one-month suspension.
-Hurkacz set the tone for Poland
Hubert Hurkacz (16th in the world) brought the first point to Poland by beating Billy Harris, although much lower ranked than him (125th), also with difficulty, 7-6 (7/3), 7-5.
Poland will meet for a place in the final the Kazakhstan team, led by world No.6 Elena Rybakina, who beat Germany on Wednesday, weakened after the last minute withdrawal of Alexander Zverev, victim of a strained neck. biceps. The United Cup, which counts for the WTA and ATP circuits, serves as preparation for players for the Australian Open, which begins on January 12 in Melbourne.
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