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United Cup: Defending Champions USA Beat Battling Britain | Tennis News

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United Cup: Defending Champions USA Beat Battling Britain | Tennis News

[ad_1] Jessica Pegula and Taylor Fritz had to fight through a deciding doubles match to conclude a 2-1 defeat of Britain on Sunday for the United States to stay in title contention at the United Cup. The defending champions, who won the trophy last January over Italy, earned a 1-6, 7-6 (7/5), 10-7 mixed doubles win to claim victory in Perth after the sides split the singles. "We have a team energy from last year here, we don't want to take a loss and let it die," said Fritz, who was broken twice in the opening set.World number five Pegula added: "To get a win in this fashion after such a long day (on court) brings back a lot of memories."It was a big win today, especially after losing such a tough singles match."Britain, who beat Australia to open their tournament account, took a 1-0 lea...

Winning Taylor Fritz Defies “Netflix Curse” At Australian Open | Tennis News

[ad_1] Taylor Fritz hits a return during his men's singles match at Australian Open on January 17, 2023.© AFPAmerican Taylor Fritz dispelled any notion of a "Netflix curse" at the Australian Open on Tuesday, even as it claimed another high-profile victim. Nick Kyrgios, Paula Badosa and Ajla Tomljanovic all pulled out of the Grand Slam with injury -- all three are featured in the new Netflix documentary series "Break Point". So too does Italy's 13th seed Matteo Berrettini, who promptly lost to British veteran Andy Murray in the first round in Melbourne on Tuesday.But Fritz, who is also in the fly-on-the-wall series, defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia and afterwards dismissed any light-hearted social media talk of a supposed curse."I noticed the people pulling out of the tournament b...

ATP Finals: Novak Djokovic Downs Taylor Fritz To Enter Final | Tennis News

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic remained on course for a record-equalling sixth ATP Tour Finals title after a 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (8/6) win over Taylor Fritz in Turin on Saturday. Djokovic brushed off his bruising encounter with Daniil Medvedev the day before to boss the semi-final against the ninth-seeded American. The 35-year-old Serb will face the winner of the second semi-final between Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud. Victory in Sunday's final will see him equal Roger Federer's haul of six wins in the tournament comprising the top eight players in the world this season."I had to fight to survive," said Djokovic, who has now reached the final of the season-ending event eight times and last won in 2015."I didn't feel very reactive or very comfortable. I knew coming into today's match from yesterday's g...