Great Britain secured their first victory in the United Cup, defeating Argentina in a close match. Katie Boulter and Charles Broom were instrumental in the win, with Boulter triumphing in singles and the pair combining for victory in mixed doubles.
Katie Boulter and Charles Broom helped Great Britain beat Argentina in their Group F opener of the United Cup. Great Britain led 1-0 after Boulter beat Nadia Podoroska 6-2 6-3 but Argentina hit back when Tomas Martin Etcheverry overcame a stomach issue to see off Billy Harris 3-6 6-3 6-2. British number one Boulter and Broom, 26, came through their mixed doubles rubber against Maria Lourdes Carle and Etcheverry 7-6 (7-4) 7-5. 'I love playing doubles.
I feel like I can relax and play my game and enjoy it even more than the singles,' said 28-year-old Boulter. 'But obviously I'm very happy to get through my first singles win. It's never easy at the start of a season.'her fiancé Alex de MinaurVictory in the best-of-three tie would put the British side into the quarter-finals of the mixed gender team event. 'Let's hope we don't reach and we win before,' she said. Kazakhstan were the first team to secure a spot in the quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Greece in Perth. After Alexander Shevchenko shocked two-time Grand Slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, the 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina beat Maria Sakkari to secure top spot in Group C. Meanwhile, Hubert Hurkacz won both his matches to help Poland beat Norway in Group B. The United Cup began in 2023 with the United States winning the inaugural edition and Germany taking the title in January 2024. Cameron Norrie started his season with a 6-3 7-5 win against American teenager Learner Tien at the Hong Kong Open. Norrie, 29, lost form and struggled with a forearm injury in what he described as a 'challenging' 2024 campaign. However, the former world number eight finished on a positive note by reaching the Metz final and began the new season with a solid win over 122nd-ranked Tien, who turned 19 on 2 December. 'I played a high level throughout and so did he - he's a young, up-and-coming player,' said Norrie, who is 49th in the world
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