Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas got here again from a set all the way down to keep away from a shock combined doubles and Greece managed to finish their comeback win over Spain.
On Saturday, the top-ranked Greek feminine tennis star suffered a shock defeat to Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-2 6-1 within the opening match of the tie.
Fortuitously for Greece, Tsitsipas was capable of pressure a deciding match by beating Pablo Carreno Busta 6-4 4-6 6-3.
Stefanos Tsitsipas© United Cup/X – Honest Use
Then, Sakkari and the ATP world No. 11 teamed up in combined doubles and overcame Ivonne Cavalle-Reimers and Sergio Martos Gomes 4-6 6-3 10-6.
Going into the tie, the Greeks had been the large favorites to win.
Ultimately, they managed to take action however after some main drama.
Now, they’ve a 1-0 file in Perth and can battle towards Kazakhstan on Monday – the Kazakhs even have a 1-0 file since they beat Spain on Thursday – so will probably be a direct assembly for the highest spot in Group C.
How Sakkari and Tsitsipas got here again to win their combined doubles match?
Within the seventh recreation, Cavalle-Reimers and Martos Gomes earned the primary break of the match after which additionally saved two break factors within the following recreation for a 5-3 lead earlier than closing out the opener within the tenth recreation.
Down by a set, the Greek pair missed out on 4 break factors within the second recreation of the second set.
Nonetheless, they did not panic and bought their first break of the match two video games later to open a 3-1 lead – that one break of serve was sufficient for the Greek stars to pressure a 3rd set.
After clinching the second set, Sakkari and Tsitsipas additionally received the match tie-break with two mini-series – they first received three factors in a row for a 5-2 lead earlier than occurring one other three-point profitable sequence from 7-6 to finish their comeback win.
