United Cup Final LIVE – USA beat Italy 3-0: USA has won the inaugural United Cup FINAL in Sydney. Taylor Fritz of USA defeated Matteo Berrettini of Italy 7-6, 7-6 to lift the title. Earlier, Lorenzo Musetti retired vs Frances Tiafoe of USA. Tifaoe won the 1st set 6-2. Struggling Musetti retired in 2nd to give USA 2-0 LEAD. In the 1st match, Jessica Peguala easily defeated Martina Trevisan. Pegula won 6-4, 6-2. Follow United Cup 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
The WINNING moment 🤩 pic.twitter.com/HOJphQ312l
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United Cup Final LIVE: Jessica Pegula and Martina Trevisan to kickstart action in United Cup Final as USA face Italy in summit clash – Follow LIVE updates
USA vs Italy LIVE Results – United CUP Final LIVE (USA wins 3-0)
Jessica Pegula BEAT Martina Trevisan – 6-4, 6-2
Frances Tiafoe Beat Lorenzo Musetti – 6-2, Retired (Musetti)
Taylor Fritz BEAT Matteo Berrettini – In Progress 7-6 (7-4), 7-6
Madison Keys vs Lorenzo Bronzetti – 1.30 PM
Pegula/Fritz vs Trevisan/Berrettini – 3.00 PM
The final is SET 🏆
A titanic battle awaits as Team USA takes on Team Italy 💥#UnitedCup pic.twitter.com/ZzOHJn8a3E
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United Cup Final LIVE:Jessica Pegula and Frances Tiafoe have put the United States on the verge of claiming the inaugural United Cup trophy.
Match 1: Jessica Peguala defeated Martina Trevisan 6-4, 6-2: Pegula gave her country a good start against Italy with a straight-sets victory against Martina Trevisan.
Despite the straight-sets scoreline, the No. 1 women’s singles contest was far from straightforward for the WTA World No. 3. Trevisan came out firing with an ultra-aggressive strategy, and remained committed to front-foot tennis throughout.
Pegula, normally an excellent proponent of these tactics herself, was forced onto the back foot more than usual. Though the American led 3-0 and then 4-2 in the first set, Trevisan managed to level at 4-4 after coming up with a series of fizzing forehands.
Ironically after this pattern, the set turned on a rare shot that Trevisan backed off. Serving at 4-5, 30/30, a tentative drive volley allowed Pegula to crunch a forehand of her own to reach set point. The American promptly converted it with a superb backhand winner down the line.
Pegula settled in the second set, reducing her unforced error tally from 17 to seven while eliciting mistakes from Trevisan with canny court craft. Trevisan’s do-or-die approach ultimately didn’t pay off as the WTA World No. 27 racked up 31 unforced errors against 14 winners.
Trevisan went down swinging, finding another sequence of crowd-pleasing winners to cut Pegula’s 5-0 lead to 5-2. But Pegula remained solid to close out the second set in an identical manner to the first: with a pinpoint backhand down the line.
Match 2: Tiafoe then surged through the first set against Lorenzo Musetti when the Italian retired due to a right shoulder injury.
In SET 1, Tiafoe broke Musetti’s serve early. He cruised through the opener 6-2, saving all three break points he faced. The Italian increasingly touched his right shoulder as the set wore on before receiving treatment from a physio during a changeover. At the end of the set, Musetti shook hands with Tiafoe and retired.
Where to watch United Cup Final LIVE?
All the matches can be watched LIVE on United Cup’s Official YouTube Channel.
