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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tumaini Carayol

Coco Gauff beats Iga Swiatek but Poland best US to reach United Cup final

Coco Gauff plays a forehand against Iga Swiatek
Coco Gauff plays a forehand during her win against Iga Świątek. Photograph: Andy Cheung/Getty Images

A statement victory for Coco Gauff over her great rival Iga Świątek proved to be insufficient to the American’s hopes of leading her team into the final of the United Cup. Poland showed their depth in an excellent team performance to close out a 2-1 win over the United States at the Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney.

Poland, who finished runners-up to the US last year, exacted their revenge courtesy of the doubles specialists Jan Zielinski and Katarzyna Kawa, who maintained their unbeaten run in the competition by defeating Christian Harrison and Gauff 7-6 (5), 7-6 (3) in the decisive third rubber. Poland face Switzerland in the final on Sunday after the Swiss defeated Belgium 2-1.

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