Taylor Fritz has edged Hubert Hurkacz in two tight tiebreak units to ship the United States storming into the United Cup last in Sydney.
Fritz maintained his unbeaten document on the new combined groups’ occasion with a 7-6 (7-5) 7-6 (7-5) victory that earned Team USA an unassailable 3-0 lead over Poland within the best-of-five-rubber semi-final on Saturday.
The Americans had loved a commanding 2-0 in a single day buffer after singles wins on Friday for Frances Tiafoe and Jessica Pegula.
Pegula surprised world No.1 Iga Swiatek 6-2 6-2 earlier than Tiafoe outclassed world No.245 Kacper Zuk 6-3 6-3 at Ken Rosewall Arena.
“It was great to get the win today to get us through,” Fritz stated.
“I had no doubt that if I were to lose that the rest of the team would have come through.
“I’ve performed with Team USA so much however I believe it is an enormous benefit this time having the ladies in our crew as a result of it simply makes the entire crew a lot stronger.
“So I’m super excited going into the finals and I think we’ve been favourites all week.”
Magda Linette was scheduled to face 2022 Australian Open semi-finalist Madison Keys in Saturday’s now-dead second ladies’s singles match earlier than Swiatek and Hurkacz play Pegula and Fritz within the combined doubles.
The US will play Italy or Greece in Sunday’s last.
Italy get pleasure from a 2-0 lead getting into session two of the second semi-final on Saturday following singles wins on Friday evening for Martina Trevisan and Lorenzo Musetti.
Trevisan upset world No.6 Maria Sakkari 6-3 6-7 (7-5) 7-5 in a three-hour, 15-minute epic earlier than Musetti crushed world No.803 Stefanos Sakellaridis 6-1 6-1.
Greece’s world No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas should beat fellow grand slam runner-up Matteo Berrettini in Saturday’s first singles match, beginning at 5pm AEDT, to maintain the tie alive.
Even if Tsitsipas wins, the lowly-ranked Despina Papamichail shall be at lengthy odds to drive a deciding combined doubles rubber with an upset victory over Lucia Bronzetti.
