- The US team wins the first Fed Cup tennis tournament
- 2023-01-09 11:37:03.0 Source: Xinhuanet
Author: Hao Yalin Wang Qi
On the 8th the final of the first United Cup tennis tournament took place in Sydney. The US team beat the Italian team 4-0 to win the championship.
According to the rules of the tournament, the two teams will play two matches of men’s and women’s singles, and then a mixed doubles depending on the situation. In the first competition of the women’s singles, the Italian team Trevisan lost to the US team Pegula 4:6, 2:6. In the second match of the men’s singles, the Azzurri Musetti withdrew due to injury in the match against the Americans Tiaf.
With the United States leading 2-0, the pressure came on Italy’s top men’s singles, Berrettini, who went into his third singles match. He played a lot in the stalemate with the American team Fritz, with two tiebreakers, and Berrettini lost 6: 7 (4), 6: 7 (6). As a result, the USA team secured victory.
In the fourth singles match, the American team women’s singles player Keith defeated the Italian team Bronzetti 6:3, 6:2, and the total score became 4:0. The mixed doubles matches were not played.
The United Cup is a new team event jointly organized by the Association of Men’s Professional Tennis Players (ATP), Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) and Tennis Australia. A total of 18 teams entered the first competition.
