Gauff and Fritz power USA to victory at United Cup 2025

The USA became the first nation to win the United Cup twice after a 2-0 win over Poland in the final at Ken Rosewall Arena in Sydney.

World No. 3 Coco Gauff kickstarted the American effort in the final with a 6-4, 6-4 win over second ranked Iga Świątek. Gauff showed new found solidity on her serve and forehand side in particular to push back Świątek’s attempts to take control of the match from the baseline.

It was Gauff’s second successive win over Swiatek in the past two months. The previous win came in Riyadh in the season ending WTA Finals (a tournament Gauff won). This latest win by Gauff narrowed Świątek’s edge in their career head to head to 11-3.

The 20 year old Gauff was stellar all tournament and was unbeaten in United Cup play this year going 5-0 in singles.

Taylor Fritz and Coco Gauff with the United Cup trophy. The USA also won the inaugural United Cup in 2023. Photo: Tennis Australia

World No. 4 Taylor Fritz then faced 16th ranked Hubert Hurkacz in what was a must win match for Poland. In an encounter where the serve dominated and break points were rare, Fritz eventually prevailed 6-4, 5-7, 7-6(4) to seal the 2-0 victory.

It was the fourth win for Fritz in five career meetings against Hurkacz.

Fritz lost his opening match of the tournament to Canada’s Felix Auger Aliassime in Perth, but the 27 year old American rebounded well to win his next four singles rubbers.

The remaining members of the title winning American team, captained by Michael Russell, were Danielle Collins, Denis Kudla, Robert Galloway and Desirae Krawczyk.

The final brought heartache again for the Poles who had come to within a point of winning the trophy last year against Germany in a 2-1 loss.