Fritz et une défense inconditionnelle de la United Cup : "Je suis très en faveur, j'adore ce type d'événements"

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Estados Unidos avance in its objective to revalidate title at the United Cup 2026. The defending champions struggled to pass the quarterfinal test, where they faced an excellent Stefanos Tsitsipas and a Greece team that extended the tie to the supertiebreak of the mixed doubles third set. It was here that Christian Harrison and Coco Gauff emerged, with special honors for the world number three, who won her match against Maria Sakkari and clinched the crucial match of the tie.

This is undoubtedly a special event for the members of the US team. Its legitimacy has sometimes been questioned: it does not seem to have the same excitement as the defunct Hopman Cup and occupies a very valuable week of the calendar, just before the 2026 Australian Open. However, Taylor Fritz and Coco herself stepped up to vigorously defend its existence, arguing that the atmosphere and dynamics make this event special and they hope it remains on the calendar for many years to come.

"Personally, I love team tournaments. We come from a preseason: if you play here, you guarantee yourself at least two competitive matches. If I play another tournament and lose in my debut, I don't have the opportunity to play again; here, yes. It's a great way to start the year, I'm very much in favor of this type of event," argued the American, supported in his opinion by his teammate.

"I think the appeal of this tournament, for example, is that I could have left Perth with a bad feeling (after losing to Bouzas), but today I was able to play better. The team format creates pressure, even in doubles; today, at the start of the supertiebreak, I felt nervous for the first time all year. Thanks to that experience today, I think I'll be better able to handle nerves when the Grand Slams come," said a convinced Coco, even transferring the lessons learned from this tournament to the bigger stages of the circuit.

Fritz reflected on his defeat against Tsitsipas and Gauff explained where the improvement with the serve comes from today

The day started with a star-studded duel between Taylor and Stefanos, a match in which the Greek showed improvement and outplayed the American. However, Fritz was very lenient on press conference, even surprised that the match ended so quickly. "It was a somewhat strange match, because I felt that for most of the match, I played well, that I had all the shots I needed. When I made mistakes, I didn't feel they were bad errors. I was hitting the ball well, serving very well. He played a great first set and I had a slightly complicated service game, but I felt good on the court. I didn't convert the opportunities I had on his serve, I felt throughout the match that the time would come to turn it around, but I wasn't as clinical as I needed to be in those moments," Taylor stated.

On the other hand, one of the highlights of the match between Gauff and Sakkari was the improvement in the American's serve. It has been one of her major concerns and she seeks to address it before the Australian Open: today, she found a winning formula that she had no problem revealing to the press. "The key was the mentality. I served with more margin, making her play, I was convinced that I could beat her from the baseline. I simply made adjustments. The first match, with the sun in front, was difficult. Negative. Today I made adjustments and it was positive. Staying optimistic and changing your mindset when you're serving, that's the key." A seemingly simple formula, but not so easy to implement: we will see to what extent she continues in the semifinals, where the Americans await their opponents: either Australia with Alex de Miñaur, or the powerful Poland of Iga Swiatek and the resurgent Hubert Hurkacz.

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