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1. Voo de Mar says:

   January 11, 2026 at 12:30 pm

   Points won by each set: | 36-28, 22-33, 28-21 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   37 % Hurkacz – 34 of 90
   32 % Wawrinka – 25 of 78

   Third time lucky for Hurkacz and the Polish team. Hurkacz [83], who came back after a seven-month injury break, had lost dramatic matches in the finals (against Germany and USA) of two previous United Cup editions; this time he quite convincingly defeated the 40-year-old Wawrinka [153]. The Pole fought off two break points in the opening game of the 3rd set, and afterwards he held four times easily having broken his opponent at 2:1. “He’s definitely an inspiration. I was growing up watching him play, compete and win so much,” Hurkacz said after beating Wawrinka. “Obviously his game style is really powerful. The shots that he can pull off sometimes, you can really admire them even when you are on the other side of the net.” The Swiss participation in the final was unexpected, admittedly Wawrinka won only one out of his four matches prior to the final, but Bencic was winning all her matches in singles and mixed-doubles alongside an unknown Paul. In the last match of the event she was the weakest link on the court though.

   Final (Sydney – indoors): POLAND d. SWITZERLAND 2-1
   …Iga Swiatek – Belinda Bencic 6-3, 0-6, 3-6
   Hubert Hurkacz – Stan Wawrinka 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
   Katarzyna Kawa / Jan Zielinski – Belinda Bencic / Jakub Paul 6-4, 6-3

   Serve & volley: Hurkacz 2/2, Wawrinka 2/2

   Polish route to the title:
   round robin: Germany 3-0, Netherlands 3-0
   Q: Australia 2-1, S: USA 2-1, F: Switzerland 2-1

   Swiatek 3-2, Hurkacz 4-1 in singles
   Kawa/Zielinski 5-0 in doubles

   

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