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‘Sergeant Stan’ Relishing Captain’s Role At United Cup

Fans are used to seeing Stan Wawrinka in the spotlight. Years of bludgeoning one-handed backhands and lifting trophies on tennis’ biggest stages will do that. But this week the 37-year-old has shown fans a different side. ‘Stan The Man’ has evolved into ‘Captain Stan’ as Switzerland’s playing captain in Brisbane at

Swiatek Passes Bencic Test Before Switzerland Levels Tie

World No.1 Iga Swiatek powered past World No. 12 Belinda Bencic to give Poland an early 1-0 lead over Switzerland, winning 6-3, 7-6(3) at the United Cup in Brisbane. But Marc-Andrea Huesler quickly struck back to level the tie at 1-1. After the lefty's 6-3, 6-2 victory against Daniel Michalski in

Captain Wawrinka Clinches Opening United Cup Tie For Switzerland

Instead of ‘Captain Stan’, call Stan Wawrinka ‘Captain Clutch’. Wawrinka clinched Switzerland’s first United Cup tie win on Friday when he defeated Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik 6-3, 7-6(3) in the No. 1 men’s singles match. Switzerland holds an insurmountable 3-0 lead with No. 2 women’s singles and mixed doubles still to come. “I

Bencic & Huesler Give Captain Wawrinka Closeout Opportunity

World No.12 Belinda Bencic opened her season with a tense 7-6(0), 6-3 win over No. 51 Yulia Putintseva on Day 1 of the United Cup in Brisbane, before Marc-Andrea Huesler extended Switzerland's lead to 2-0 against Kazakhstan in Group B. Bencic secured the straight-set win by coolly reeling in Putintseva, who

Will Polish Powers Hurkacz & Swiatek Lead Poland To United Cup Glory?

Leave it up to Iga Swiatek to change the trajectory.  In this case, we’re not talking about her on-court results. During Poland’s United Cup press conference Wednesday in Brisbane, Swiatek (in good fun) wanted to move on from the team camaraderie line of questioning. To be fair, it’s safe to say her

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