Tennis: Poland through to United Cup semis after win over Italy

The Polish national tennis team has advanced to the semifinals of the United Cup tournament in Australia after beating Italy 3-2 in their quarterfinal clash on Wednesday.

Poland's world No. 1 Iga Świątek in action at the United Cup mixed-teams tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, on Wednesday, January 4, 2023.

Photo: EPA/JONO SEARLE

The mixed doubles duo of Iga Świątek and Hubert Hurkacz earned the decisive point for Team Poland, overpowering Italy’s Camilla Rosatello and Lorenzo Musetti 6-1, 6-2, Polish state news agency PAP reported.

Biało-Czerwoni wygrali w Brisbane decydujący o awansie do Final Four #UnitedCup2023 mecz Polska - Włochy

🇵🇱Świątek/Hurkacz - Rosatello/Musetti 🇮🇹 6:1, 6:2

Polacy ruszają do #Sydney

🎾WIECEJ: https://t.co/n3t5whAlJJ pic.twitter.com/paGnkQacfK

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) January 4, 2023

Earlier in the day, Poland's Świątek, the world number one in women's tennis, beat Italy's Martina Trevisan 6-2, 6-4, and Poland's world No. 48 Magda Linette defeated Italy's Lucia Bronzetti 6-1, 6-2.

Meanwhile, in the men's singles, Poland's Hurkacz, who is ranked 10th in the world, lost 4-6, 6-3, 3-6 to Italy's Matteo Berrettini, while Poland's world No. 260 Daniel Michalski was beaten by Italy's Musetti 1-6, 1-6.

The United Cup semifinals will be played on Friday and Saturday in Sydney, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.

JAZDA!🇵🇱🎉#SydneyHereWeCome pic.twitter.com/FDMUdCwK8F

— Iga Świątek (@iga_swiatek) January 4, 2023

Polski mikst na wagę awansu! Biało-Czerwoni jadą do Sydney #UnitedCup

👇https://t.co/EKnzP3wJvK

— Sport PR (@sportradiopl) January 4, 2023

The United Cup is a new mixed-teams event featuring 18 countries, according to organizers.

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Source: IAR, PAP, unitedcup.com