PERTH, Australia — The highest-seeded pair of Coco Gauff and US Open finalist Taylor Fritz of america are into the United Cup combined groups tennis quarterfinals.
Fritz beat Borna Coric 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday because the American workforce wanted to win just one match to high Group A. For good measure, Gauff beat Donna Vekic 6-4, 6-2 within the later girls’s singles.
The world No. 3 misplaced to Vekic on the Paris Olympics however Bencic was no match for Gauff on Tuesday.
“Actually pleased with how I performed immediately,” Gauff mentioned. “She’s an amazing participant. The Olympics loss damage so I undoubtedly was fascinated by it simply as motivation to do higher and I am comfortable to ship my workforce by.”
The U.S. beat Canada in its opening match.
The Perth quarterfinals had been set for Wednesday, with the U.S. taking up China, which certified as the very best runner-up, and group winners Kazakhstan and Germany taking part in one another.
In Sydney, Italy additionally moved into the quarterfinals Tuesday with a 3-0 win over France at Ken Rosewall Area. Flavio Cobolli claimed a 6-3, 6-7 (8), 6-2 upset singles win over France’s Ugo Humbert. Jasmine Paolini beat Chloe Paquet 6-0, 6-2 to present Italy its successful margin earlier than additionally successful the combined doubles.
Winners of the previous two Davis Cups and runners-up two years in the past to the U.S. within the inaugural version of the season-opening combined groups’ occasion, Italy received Group D with out world No.1 Jannik Sinner after additionally beating Switzerland 2-0 of their opening tie.