“I really feel like I am at house with my eight youngsters. That is just like the Brady Bunch,” stated Group USA captain David Witt as he sat alongside his triumphant gamers of their United Cup post-final media convention.
“I had a blast these two weeks. It was loads of enjoyable. Numerous tennis watching, however I had a blast. You guys are so immature, and I really like you for it.”
Underpinned by a way of camaraderie, a dedication to having enjoyable and its general crew depth, america discovered the successful system on the inaugural 18-country blended groups’ occasion, showcasing a blueprint that others might look to emulate in future years.
The crew’s High 10 No. 1 gamers Taylor Fritz and Jessica Pegula dropped only one singles match every throughout the event. No. 2 gamers Frances Tiafoe and Madison Keys didn’t drop a set in eight matches mixed.
World No. 9 Fritz clinched Sunday’s last for Group USA with a decent 7-6(4), 7-6(6) win over Matteo Berrettini after additionally taking out Polish No. 1 Hubert Hurkacz in two tie-breaks within the semi-finals.
“It is simply a lot extra thrilling, there’s a lot extra feelings,” Fritz stated. “You’ll be able to have a good time along with your complete crew versus simply celebrating by your self. As quickly as I gained, I turned to the crew and I knew everybody was going to run at me. It was nice till Frances full pace head-butted me within the face.”
Pegula, who shocked Polish World No. 1 Iga Swiatek within the semi-finals and gave Group USA a lead-off 1-0 benefit within the last, stated that the camaraderie throughout the crew was instrumental in its success.
“We have had a extremely nice, like eternity, in Sydney,” she stated “It has been actually enjoyable although. We’ve been bonding loads, I really feel like attending to know one another loads.
“We did three escape rooms in a single week. Actually everybody final evening was [saying], ‘We have to do an escape room once more to maintain the crew chemistry going. I didn’t assume that was going to occur coming into this. Hey, right here we’re. It was enjoyable.”
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Matched by Greece (Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari) and Poland (Swiatek and Hurkacz) with High 10 stars enjoying at No. 1, america had a transparent edge within the No. 2 singles, the place World No. 11 Keys and World No. 19 Tiafoe gained all their eight matches with out dropping a set.
No one loved the blended groups’ format greater than Tiafoe, who stated that he hopes to proceed his observe periods with Pegula in 2023. “You will notice loads of Pegula-Tiafoe practices from this level till at any time when she desires to hold it up and I need to dangle it up,” the Maryland native stated. “She’s positively risen my degree to a complete different degree. She’s unbelievable. Comfortable I acquired to hit along with her, blissful I acquired to see ‘Clinch Fritz’ and Madison Keys do their factor.
“It has been a particular week. All people behind me too. Yeah, it takes a village to do one thing particular. It has been a hell of per week.”