Gauff, who was named MVP after an undefeated week, had lost 11 of her first 12 matches against Swiatek, but after adding coach Matt Daly to her team after last year’s US Open, she now has defeated her enemy twice in a row after defeating her. how to win the WTA Finals last fall.
She got the upper hand in Sydney against Swiatek over a physical duration of one hour and 52 minutes, a match which saw her win four of the last five games of the first set, and come back from a break in the second set. Swiatek made 19 unforced errors in the first set to Gauff’s nine, and also took a medical timeout before serving to stay in the match.
“I am convinced that I am one of the best players in the world and when I play good tennis, I am hard to beat,” Gauff said. “Today I think I played good tennis. I’m happy I was able to score a point for the American team. It was tough today, I’m not going to lie. »
Gauff finished her United Cup debut with a 7-0 aggregate score, scoring additional wins over Leylah Fernandez, Donna Vekic, Zhang Shuai and Karolina Muchova without dropping a set. She also partnered Fritz in two mixed doubles victories.
