Coco Gauff made it completely clear that she did not come to the United Cup simply to take part because the American tennis star hopes to guide her nation to victory.
Within the earlier two years, the world No. 3 began off her 2023 and 2024 seasons by profitable the WTA 250 event in Auckland.
However for this yr, the 20-year-old determined to do one thing otherwise and kick off her yr on the United Cup.
In Group A in Peth, the US will battle Croatia and Poland.
Meaning we are going to see a rematch of a Paris Olympics match between Gauff and Donna Vekic, which the 2023 US Open champion surprisingly misplaced.
“The hope is to win. It’s really cool to play with Taylor. We’re both coming off a good year. It will be our second time playing together, so hopefully we can do even better than the Olympics,” the top-ranked American feminine tennis participant famous.
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Taylor Fritz hopes he and Gauff can ship
The USA has already received one United Cup title – they received all of it on the occasion in 2023.
However that point, Gauff did not play and the format was a bit totally different – each tie featured two males’s and girls’s matches, in addition to a combined doubles conflict.
Since, it has been lowered to a few matches per tie.
“Now a lot more things can go wrong for the favoured team. It’s just one match each and the deciding mixed doubles. I’m still excited to play. I’m glad Coco is here. Obviously we’re a top team. Team events are always my favorite. It’s a different kind of energy,” Fritz stated.
Moreover the 2023 US Open champion and the top-ranked American male tennis participant, the American staff will even function another notable names – Jessica Pegula, Alycia Parks, Desirae Krawczyk, Rajeev Ram and Denis Kudla.
Heading into the United Cup, Gauff and Co. are positively one of many prime favorites to assert the title.
