2024-01-04 15:33:30
The French tennis team is off to a good start to its season. By beating Norway (2-1) on Thursday January 4, the Blues secured their place in the final four of the United Cup, a mixed tournament played in Australia. For their first semi-final in this competition created last year, the French, defeaters in particular of Italy, will face Poland on Saturday.
The French won their ticket for the half after a decisive mixed doubles won solidly by Édouard Roger-Vasselin and Caroline Garcia (7-5, 6-4) against the Casper Ruud-Ulrikke Eikeri tandem. A happy epilogue, while the French number 1 had experienced all the difficulty in the world to get rid of Malene Helgo, modest 544th in the world.
Garcia finally won in three sets (6-2, 6-7 [6]7-6 [5]), after conceding the second set and being pushed to the deciding game in the third. A little later, Adrian Mannarino was clearly beaten by Casper Ruud, double finalist at Roland-Garros (6-1, 6-4).
And now Swiatek and Hurkacz
This qualification allows the Blues to face Poland on Saturday in the quarterfinals. To win, we will have to resist world number 1 Iga Swiatek and tough Hubert Hurkacz, both lined up in singles in a controlled quarter against China (3-0). In the other semi-final, Australia, victorious over Novak Djokovic’s Serbia, will face Greece or Germany.
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