The Polish national team lost to Germany in the final of the United Cup. After two singles matches, it ended in a 1-1 draw and everything was decided by mixed doubles. In pairs, our western neighbors were better and won 6:4, 5:7, 10:4.
The Polish national team showed its strength at the United Cup from the beginning. The white-red team defeated Brazil and Spain in the group stage, and then faced the next opponents in the playoffs. They defeated China and France and met Germany in the final.
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Iga Switchtek was the first to take to court on Sunday. The world ranking leader completed the task as planned. defeated Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-0. Later, Hubert Hurkac played his match. Wroclaw won the first set against Alexander Zverev, but later He lost to his opponent in the next two. As a result, the final match ended in a 1:1 draw.
Everything was to be decided, so playing in mixed pairs. Shvitek and Hurkac faced Laura Siegemund and Alexander Zverev. The first set of this match was given to the Germans. They broke the Polish team once – the score was 1:1 and later they kept the advantage gained in this way. The set ended with the victory of our western neighbors 6:4.
In the second part, the situation was completely different. It was the white-red team that destroyed the opponent in the second game and soon returned 3-0. Later, the Germans managed to come back and the score became equal again – 5:5. The next two games were won by the Poles, who drew the match 1-1.
In this situation, an extra set was needed – played as a super tie-break to 10. The Poles started it very badly, losing three points. They then managed to score one, but Germany responded with three more points. Finally, the scoreboard showed the result 9:4. The last word belonged to Sigemund and Zverev, who won 10:4.
Iga Shvitek/Hubert Hurkac – Laura Siegemund/Alexandre Zverev 4:6, 7:5, 4:10
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