United Cup: France hope for a miracle against Italy on Matchday 5

Le 30/12/2024 à 21h44 par Jules Hypolite

United Cup: France hope for a miracle against Italy on Matchday 5

On New Year's Eve, the United Cup features two matches.

In Sydney (from 10:30 local time, 00:30 in France), France will take on Italy in the final Group D match.

Les Bleus, who were beaten by Switzerland in the decisive double (2-1) in their first match, will need to win by a score of 3-0 if they are to reach the quarter-finals.

Ugo Humbert will be the first to take to the court against Flavio Cobolli, before Jasmine Paolini takes on Chloé Paquet.

The doubles will pit Errani/Vavassori against Lechemia/Roger-Vasselin.

In Perth (from 10 a.m. local time, 3 a.m. in France), the final Group A match will pit the USA against Croatia.

Taylor Fritz will first take on Borna Coric, before Coco Gauff and Donna Vekic take to the court.

The scheduled doubles match pits Gauff/Fritz against Vekic/Dodig.

The winner of this match will play China in the quarter-finals of the competition.

Cobolli, Flavio

3

7

6

Humbert, Ugo

6

2

Fritz, Taylor

6

Coric, Borna

3

2

Gauff, Cori

6

Vekic, Donna

4

2

Ugo Humbert

14e, 2765 points

Chloe Paquet

123e, 593 points

Cori Gauff

3e, 6530 points

Taylor Fritz

4e, 5100 points

Jasmine Paolini

4e, 5344 points

Flavio Cobolli

32e, 1472 points

Donna Vekic

19e, 2258 points

Borna Coric

90e, 639 points

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