Coco Gauff triumphed over Iga Swiatek at the United Cup to force a decider in the tie between the US and Poland.
Following Taylor Fritz‘s shock defeat to Hubert Hurkacz earlier in the day, Gauff made it 1-1 after beating Swiatek in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
The American star has now won three of her four singles matches at the United Cup, having secured victories earlier in the tournament over Solana Sierra and Maria Sakkari.
Gauff increased her winning streak against Swiatek to four matches, with the head-to-head now 11-5 in favour of the Pole.
Coco Gauff reacts after defeating Iga Swiatek at the United Cup
In her on-court interview after the match, the world number four said: “My crowd support on the bench was really amazing.
“There’s a lot of Polish fans in the crowd, so I relied on my bench to cheer, but shout out to all the people who are cheering for me, I hear you.
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“It’s Saturday, so there’s no bedtime, so can you guys stay and cheer for us in the mixed [doubles] please. Thank you.”
Swiatek was attempting a late comeback in the second set when she held her serve to avoid a bagel, before breaking Gauff to make it 5-2.
When asked how she was able to close out the match, Gauff responded: “I didn’t let the opportunities that I had in the first two times I had match points get away from me.
“She played well, maybe there was one error, the backhand, but after that she played the better tennis, but I knew that if I was playing the whole match, I would get it done.”
Coco Gauff’s four match winning streak against Iga Swiatek
Gauff’s winning streak against Swiatek started at the 2024 WTA Finals in Riyadh, where she won in straight sets en route to hoisting the year-end title.
The US star followed it up by beating Swiatek in the final of last year’s United Cup, giving her country a 1-0 lead before Fritz sealed the tie in men’s singles.
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Later that season, Gauff defeated Swiatek on her preferred surface of clay for the very first time, overcoming the four-time Roland Garros champion at the Madrid Open.
The last time Swiatek won against Gauff was at the French Open in 2024.
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