Świątek’s victory over Angelique Kerber 6:3, 6:0 and Hubert Hurkacz’s defeat of Alexander Zverev 7:6 (7-3), 6:7 (6-8), 4:6 meant that the winner of the second edition of the United Cup had to be decided by the mixed doubles match, which the Polish team lost to the German mixed pair 4:6, 7:5, 4-10.
Iga Świątek enchanted the Germans in the United Cup final
The Poles lost the first set 4:6, although it was incredibly even, and Świątek reached the heights of her abilities. The tennis player continued the White and Reds’ game and was not even afraid to enter into an exchange of plays with Zverev.
The Pole didn’t want to let go, nor did the German. Both of them hit the ball with incredible speed, but at one point Świątek hit it so hard that Zverev couldn’t return it to the Polish side of the court.
In another action, Świątek surprised Siegemund. The Pole threw the German out of the court with her serve, and the ball after her return went straight to Hurkacz’s racket. The experienced German tennis player managed to return the ball, but the leader of the WTA world ranking played so accurately from a sharp angle that the ball landed practically at the net on the German side, bypassing Siegemund.