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Argentina swept Spain and Greece swept Japan to open the United Cup on Friday in Perth, Australia.
Argentina’s Sebastian Baez gained the opening match within the mixed-team occasion with a 6-4, 6-4 defeat of Jaume Munar. Solana Sierra clinched the Group A win with a 6-4, 5-7, 6-0 victory over Jessica Bouzas Maneiro. To shut out the day, Maria Lourdes Carle and Guido Andreozzi earned a 7-6 (6), 6-2 win in blended doubles towards Spain’s Yvonne Cavalle-Reimers and Inigo Cervantes.
Argentina is hoping to advance past the group stage for the primary time in three match appearances. The United States, the highest seed and defending champion, is the third workforce in Group A.
Greece’s Maria Sakkari opened Group E motion with a 6-4, 6-2 win towards four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. Stefanos Tsitsipas adopted with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki. Tsitsipas and Sakkari then accomplished the sweep with a 6-2, 6-3 defeat of Yasutaka Uchiyama and Nao Hibino.
Returning from a layoff for a again harm, Tsitsipas was taking part in his first match since September. Great Britain is the third workforce in Group E.
Action continues Saturday with Belgium vs. China (Group B in Sydney), Australia vs. Norway (Group D in Sydney), France vs. Switzerland (Group C in Perth) and the U.S. vs. Argentina (Group A in Perth).
–Field Level Media