Swiatek helps Poland storm into final

Four time Grand Slam winner and teammate Hubert Hurkacz swept top seeds Poland into the United Cup final on Saturday with a hard fought victory over France. Hurkacz, at a career high nine in the world, defeated left hander Adrian Mannarino 6 3, 7 5 in Sydney before World No. 1 Swiatek toppled Caroline Garcia 4 6, 6 1, 6 1.

ADVERTISEMENT They will play Alexander Zverev’s Germany in Sunday’s mixed teams competition decider in the lead up to the Australian Open. It is the first final for Poland, who lost at the semi final stage last year to eventual champions the United States. “I’m happy that I came back and I didn’t make so many mistakes as in the first set,” Swiatek said.

“For sure, Caro was putting pressure as usual, so I’m happy that we’re through to the final. Sometimes it’s a bit hard to point [to] one thing that changed [after the first set]. I just feel like I needed to calm down a little bit and not rush it,” she added..